RNS Number:3076M
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
13 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                13/06/03.................


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


Date of dealing                     12/06/03



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
                                     90,000                       3.880
                                     95,000                       3.880



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)        3,499,604 shares *        (9.36%)



(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 13, 2003

Form 8 Enclosure

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is the beneficial owner of 3,499,604 Compco Holdings
PLC ordinary shares.  1,174,604 of these shares are held to hedge Contract for
Differences ("CFD") positions for clients and 2,338,000 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:           13-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                  60,000                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           May 15, 2003          Sell                 115,000                298                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           May 22, 2003          Sell                 109,604                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           May 23, 2003          Sell                 200,000                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
  Compco Holdings Plc,           June 9, 2003          Sell                 690,000                310                
  Long CFD                                                                                                            
                                                                          1,174,604                                   



  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                   4,000             251.25                
  No Expiry                 February 12, 2003          Sell                   3,050             236.17                
  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                   1,000              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                   1,200            303.909                
  No Expiry                      May 20, 2003          Sell                   2,500            303.909                
  No Expiry                      May 20, 2003          Sell                   3,000            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                   1,900             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                     100              304.6                
  No Expiry                      June 3, 2003          Sell                     600            305.915                
  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                   1,000              332.7                
                                                                             23,380                                   



  Spread Bets Closed out                                                                                              

  12-Jun-03                         Open Date                                               Open Price    Close Price 
  17-Jun-03                       May 7, 2003          Sell                     550              251.9            387 
  17-Jun-03                 February 12, 2003           Buy                      30              234.5          394.5 
  16-Sep-03                      June 2, 2003          Sell                     150              304.6          384.6 
  16-Sep-03                     June 11, 2003          Sell                     325              332.7            386 
  16-Sep-03                     June 11, 2003          Sell                     625              332.7            386 
  20-Jun-03                      June 6, 2003          Sell                     100              308.6          384.6 
 


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

DCCGUUMAQUPWGGW