RNS Number:7260U
Illuminator PLC
28 January 2004

FORM SAR 5

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. A copy must also be sent
to the company the shares of which are acquired.

                                            Date of disclosure...28 January 2004

      DISCLOSURE UNDER NOTE 3 ON RULE 5 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL
                        ACQUISITIONS OF SHARES ("SARs")



Date of sale ........................27th January 2004........................
.....................

Sale of ..............................Illuminator plc...........................
.........(name of company)


(1)   Class of voting shares         Number of shares/rights over shares  If rights over shares sold, as
                                     sold                                 opposed to the shares
        (eg ordinary shares)                                              themselves, specify nature of
                                                                          rights

                                     ....107,562   .................
        ordinary shares............. shares

                                     ..................................
                                     rights








(2)   Resultant total holding of     Resultant total holding of rights    Total percentage
voting shares (and % of total voting over shares (and % of total voting
shares in issue)                     shares in issue)



        2,376,334...........         ..................................
(19.70%)                             (   %)
                                                                          19.70%





(3)   Party making disclosure ........................Shore Capital Group plc...
.....................................



(4)   (a)   Name of person selling shares or rights over shares ......Shore
Capital Stockbrokers Limited.....

                and, if different, beneficial owner ...........................
....................................................



        (b)   Names of any other persons acting by
                agreement or understanding ...................................
....................................



Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above .....................
........................................



(Also print name of signatory) ...Michael van Messel........................
..........................................



Telephone and extension number ...020 7408 4090.................................
....................................

                     ______________________________________

Note.  The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights over
shares is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue
outside treasury.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.
E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk




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