RNS Number:7723T
Royalblue Group PLC
02 January 2004

royalblue group plc

royalblue group plc announces that it received notification on 31 December 2003
that for the purposes of Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 that the trustee
of the royalblue group plc Share Bonus Plan, Kleinwort Benson (Jersey) Trustees
Limited, had recently purchased a total of 70,003 ordinary shares of 10p in the
company. Following the transactions the trust has an interest in 70,003 ordinary
shares, representing 0.21% of royalblue group plc's issued share capital.

The royalblue group plc Share Bonus Trust is a discretionary trust for the
benefit of participants in the royalblue group plc Share Bonus Plan. The
executive directors are potential beneficiaries.










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