Acquisition of Minority Interests

Buckland Investments PLC 18 February 2000 ACQUISITION OF MINORITY INTERESTS Buckland Investments plc has completed the acquisition of the 20 per cent. minority interests in Sparkle Investments BV and the 10 per cent. minority interest in Euro Asia Connectors Co Ltd. As a result, Buckland now owns 100 per cent. of all its subsidiaries. The consideration for these share purchases has been satisfied by the payment of the equivalent of approximately £200,000 in cash and the issue to one of the vendors of 200,000 new ordinary shares in Buckland. The Board is pleased to report that good progress is being made with the transfer of the remaining manufacturing operations from France to Thailand. Enquiries: Buckland Investments Plc Patrick Rogers, Chairman Tel 00 33 47 18 10 70