Fitness First Plc - Result of Placing/Open Offer

RNS No 5409r
FITNESS FIRST PLC
16 July 1999

RESULT OF PLACING AND OPEN OFFER


Introduction

On 24 June 1999, Fitness First plc (the "Company") announced a placing (the
"Placing") of 7,192,982 new Ordinary Shares at 570p per share and an open
offer (the "Open Offer") of 3,879,515 of those new ordinary shares at 570p per
new ordinary share (the "Issue Price") to raise #41.0m before expenses.
Pursuant to the Open Offer, qualifying shareholders were invited by Investec
Henderson Crosthwaite Corporate Finance ("Investec Henderson Crosthwaite"), a
division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited, as agent for the Company, to apply for
up to 3,879,515 new ordinary shares on the basis of 1 new ordinary shares for
every 9 ordinary shares held at the close of business on 11 June 1999.  The
Placing and Open Offer was underwritten by Investec Henderson Crosthwaite.

Result of Placing and Open Offer

The Open Offer expired at 3.00pm on 15 July 1999, at which time valid
applications had been received for 2,811,600 new ordinary shares.  

The balance of 1,067,915 new ordinary shares not taken up by qualifying
shareholders under the Open Offer, including 1,039,303 new Ordinary Shares
which certain shareholders had irrevocably undertaken not to take up under the
Open Offer, have been conditionally placed at the Issue Price by Investec
Henderson Crosthwaite Securities, a division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited, as
agent for the Company, with institutional and other investors.  In addition,
3,313,467 new Ordinary Shares not offered to existing shareholders have been
conditionally placed with institutional and other investors.

Accordingly, valid acceptances were received in respect of 99.0 per cent. of
the new Ordinary Shares which were the subject of the Open Offer, excluding
those shares for which irrevocable undertakings not to take up under the Open
Offer had been received.

The Placing and the Open Offer remain conditional, inter alia, upon the
approval of shareholders (which is to be sought at the extraordinary general
meeting of the Company to be held on 19 July 1999) and on admission of the new
ordinary shares to the Official List of the London Stock Exchange.

Enquiries

Christopher Pearce      Fitness First PLC                     01932 865 065
Chairman

Nigel Cartwright        Fitness First PLC                     01202 390 444
Finance Director

James Grace             Investec Henderson Crosthwaite        0171 597 5970
Managing Director       Corporate Finance

Richard Barton          Gavin Anderson & Co.                  0171 457 2345
Director

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