Hartlepool Water PLC - Offer Acceptances/Closed

RNS No 5325m
HARTLEPOOL WATER PLC
17th July 1997

                Not for release, publication or distribution
     in or into the United States of America, Canada, Australia or Japan
                                      
                     Anglian Water Plc ("Anglian Water")
                                      
                  Recommended Cash Offer ("the Offer") for
                  Hartlepool Water PLC ("Hartlepool Water")

Offer now closed

The board of Anglian Water announces that at 3.00 pm on 16 July 1997 Anglian
Water had received valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of 6,013,686
ordinary shares of 10p each in Hartlepool Water ("Hartlepool Water Shares"),
representing approximately 82.1 per cent. of Hartlepool Water's issued share
capital.  Included in these acceptances are acceptances received pursuant to
irrevocable undertakings from the directors of Hartlepool Water in respect of
706,720 Hartlepool Water Shares, representing approximately 9.7 per cent. of
Hartlepool Water's issued share capital.

As disclosed in the Offer document, on 29 May 1997 Anglian Water acquired a
beneficial interest in 1,125,000 Hartlepool Water Shares, representing
approximately 15.4 per cent. of Hartlepool Water's issued share capital.
Anglian Water therefore owns or has received acceptances in respect of a
total of 7,138,686 Hartlepool Water Shares, representing approximately 97.5
per cent. of Hartlepool Water's issued share capital.

Save as disclosed above, neither Anglian Water nor any person deemed to be
acting in concert with it held any Hartlepool Water Shares (or rights over
such shares) as at 27 May 1997, the day before the commencement of the offer
period, or has otherwise acquired or agreed to acquire Hartlepool Water
Shares (or rights over such shares) during the Offer period.

The Offer has now closed.  Anglian Water intends to implement the procedure
under the Companies Act 1985 to compulsorily acquire the outstanding
Hartlepool Water Shares and will be sending the relevant statutory notices
shortly to Hartlepool Water shareholders who have not accepted the Offer.


Enquiries

Anglian Water                                                 
Mike Keohane - Director of Corporate            01480 443000  
Relations
                                                              
Schroders                                                     
Ian Hart                                       0171 658 6000  
                                                              

Schroders, which is regulated by The Securities and Futures Authority
Limited, is acting for Anglian Water and no one else in connection with the
Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Anglian Water for
providing the protections afforded to customers of Schroders or for providing
advice in relation to the Offer.



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