Guinness Peat Group PLC
01 February 2008
GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC
Guinness Peat Group plc ("GPG") advises that an announcement (the "Announcement
") has been made on the Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") by Bell Potter on
behalf of GPG (No. 6) Pty Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of GPG, to acquire
all the issued ordinary share capital of Gosford Quarry Holdings Limited (an
Australian company listed on the ASX) which GPG does not own at a price of
A$0.55 a share.
A copy of the Announcement can be found on GPG's website (www.gpgplc.com) or on
the ASX's website (www.asx.com.au) .
Richard Russell
Company Secretary
Guinness Peat Group plc
Tel : +44 20 7484 3370
1 February 2008
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