RNS Number:2002U
Chiddingfold Investments Limited
13 January 2004



                         CHIDDINGFOLD INVESTMENTS LIMITED

          OFFER PURSUANT TO RULE 9 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS

               FOR ALL OF THE OUTSTANDING ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF

                               AZURE HOLDINGS PLC 
                       (FORMERLY ROOM SERVICE GROUP PLC)

                    CLOSING OF OFFER AND LEVEL OF ACCEPTANCES


On 2 December 2003, the board of Chiddingfold Investments Limited
("chiddingfold") announced the terms of an offer under rule 9 of the City Code
on Takeovers and Mergers for 5,742,250 ordinary shares of Azure Holdings Plc
("Azure"), The Offer Document was posted on 22 December 2003. The Offer was not
recommended by the Independent Director or Azure, Mr. Gerald Gold.


Chiddingfold announces that, as at 3.00 p.m. on 13 January 2004, the closing
date of the Offer, acceptances of the Offer valid in all respects has been
received in respect of 22,761 Azure Shares, representing approximately 0.07 per
cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of Azure.


Chiddingfold further announces that the Offer has closed.


Prior to the commencement of the Offer Period, the Chiddingfold Concert Party
represented by Chiddingfold owned 25,500,000 Azure Shares representing
approximately 81.61 per cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of
Azure. The Offer did not extend to the Azure Shares held by the Chiddingfold
Concert Party and, accordingly, no acceptances to the Offer have been received
in respect of these shares.


Neither Chiddingfold nor any person acting, or deemed to be acting, in concert
with Chiddingfold, has acquired or agreed to acquire any ordinary shares of
Azure during the course of the Offer Period (otherwise than through the
acceptance of the Offer, as describe above).

The sole director of Chiddingfold accepts responsibility for the information
contained in this announcement, save that the only responsibility accepted by
him in respect of the information in this announcement relating to Azure (which
has been compiled from published sources) is to ensure that such information has
been correctly and fairly reproduced and presented. Subject to the aforesaid, to
the best of the knowledge and belief of the sole director of Chiddingfold (who
have taken reasonable steps to ensure that such is the case), the information
contained in this announcement for which he is responsible is in accordance with
the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
information.


Definitions used in the Offer Document dated 19 December 2003 apply to this
announcement unless the context requires otherwise.

Enquiries: Atlantic Law 
Telephone: 0207 616 2888




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