RNS Number:2508M
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
12 June 2003

FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for each
class of securities in which dealings have been made.

                     Date of disclosure                12/06/03.................

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS


Date of dealing                     11/06/03



Dealing in              Compco Holdings Plc................(name of company)



(1)   Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)   ordinary shares...............
......................


(2)   Amount bought                  Amount sold                          Price per unit
                                     20,000                               3.380



In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (and affiliates) have undertaken certain
CFD and Spreadbet transactions (see below).



(3)   Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled

        (and percentage of  class)          3,684,604 shares *   (9.86%)



(4)     Party making disclosure      Cantor Fitzgerald Europe.................



(5)   EITHER     (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) Cantor Fitzgerald Europe

        OR              (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
management organisation



(6)   Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

        (a)   associate of   (i)    offeror (Note 3)    NO

                             (ii)   offeree company     YES



        Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)
category 6



        If category (8), explain .............................................


        (b)   Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
        more of  the class of relevant securities dealt in)
                                                     YES



Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above .....................



(Also print name of signatory)          Ross Tanton...................



Telephone and extension number     020 7894 7214..............................

                     ______________________________________

              *In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (and affiliates) are party
to certain CFDs and Spreadbets ( see below)



Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of
a controller.

Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.

Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or
with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8.

Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
information can be given.    .-see attached

Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be
disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

                                               Date of Disclosure: June 12, 2003

Form 8 Enclosure



Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is the beneficial owner of 3,684,604 Compco Holdings
PLC ordinary shares.  1,174,604 of these shares are held to hedge Contract for
Differences ("CFD") positions for clients and 2,510,000 of these shares are held
to hedge Spreadbet positions between Cantor Index Limited and other clients.



A Long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can
realise a gain if the price of the underlying securities rises above the
reference price.



A Spread Bet is a product where the client to whom the product is sold can
realise a gain or a loss depending on whether the price of the underlying
security increases above or falls below the reference price.  The client's
Spread bet position is described as his "stake".  A "stake" is expressed in
pounds (sterling) per "point" and a "point" is the price in pence of the
underlying shares.  A client with a "stake" of #100 per point will make a gain
of #100 for every penny increase in the underlying shares and he/she has an
exposure equivalent to 10,000 shares.



A purchaser of a Spread Bet or a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price
of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a Spread Bet or a CFD contract
will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down.



There are no written or oral agreements between Cantor Fitzgerald Europe and any
clients concerning the control of voting rights in relation to the underlying
shares used to hedge the CFDs and Spreadbets.



The CFD contracts are open-ended and there is no rollover into new contracts



                                                                                                                      
  Contracts for                                                Date of Disclosure:    12-Jun-03                       
  Differences                                                                                                         
  Compco Holdings PLC                             Cantor                                                              
                                                Fitzgerald     Underlying Number                                      
  ProductName                    DateExecuted    Buy/Sell           Of Shares         Reference Price                 

  Compco Holdings Plc,           June 9, 2003      Sell                       60000                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           May 15, 2003      Sell                      115000                298                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           May 22, 2003      Sell                      109604                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           May 23, 2003      Sell                      200000                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           June 9, 2003      Sell                      690000                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
                                                                            1174604                                   
  Spread Bets                                     Cantor                              Reference                       
  Compco Holdings PLC                           Fitzgerald    Stake - # per Point     Price                           
  Expiry Date              Date Executed         Buy/Sell      1 Point = 1 pence      (pence)                         

  No Expiry                   January 9, 2003      Sell                        4000             251.25                
  17-Jun-03                 February 12, 2003       Buy                          30              234.5                
  No Expiry                 February 12, 2003      Sell                        3050             236.17                
  17-Jun-03                       May 7, 2003      Sell                         550              251.9                
  17-Jun-03                      May 14, 2003      Sell                         890              285.9                
  No Expiry                      May 15, 2003      Sell                         250             298.89                
  No Expiry                      May 16, 2003      Sell                        1000              303.9                
  No Expiry                      May 16, 2003      Sell                         500            302.906                
  No Expiry                      May 19, 2003      Sell                         650            303.909                
  No Expiry                      May 19, 2003      Sell                         500            303.909                
  No Expiry                      May 19, 2003      Sell                        1200            303.909                
  No Expiry                      May 20, 2003      Sell                        2500            303.909                
  No Expiry                      May 20, 2003      Sell                        3000            303.909                
  16-Sep-03                      May 20, 2003      Sell                          40              312.5                
  17-Jun-03                      May 21, 2003      Sell                         300              311.9                
  17-Jun-03                      May 22, 2003      Sell                         150              311.9                
  No Expiry                      May 22, 2003      Sell                        1900             310.93                
  No Expiry                      May 22, 2003      Sell                         250            310.428                
  No Expiry                      May 23, 2003      Sell                         150             310.93                
  No Expiry                      May 29, 2003      Sell                         500            305.915                
  16-Sep-03                      June 2, 2003      Sell                         250              304.6                
  No Expiry                      June 3, 2003      Sell                         600            305.915                
  20-Jun-03                      June 6, 2003      Sell                         100              308.6                
  16-Sep-03                     June 10, 2003      Sell                         750              310.4                
  16-Sep-03                     June 10, 2003      Sell                         100              310.4                
  16-Sep-03                     June 11, 2003      Sell                         325              332.7                
  16-Sep-03                     June 11, 2003      Sell                         625              332.7                
  16-Sep-03                     June 11, 2003      Sell                        1000              332.7                
                                                              25,100                                                  
  Spread Bets Closed out                                                                                              
  11-Jun-03                Open Date                                                  Open Price         Close Price  
  17-Jun-03                      May 20, 2003      Sell                        1000              307.9         332.25 
  17-Jun-03                      May 21, 2003      Sell                         700              311.9         332.25 
  17-Jun-03                       May 7, 2003      Sell                         100                252            332 
  16-Sep-03                      June 2, 2003      Sell                         250              304.6            330 
  20-Jun-03                      June 6, 2003      Sell                         100              308.6          337.1 
 
 
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