RNS Number:6818P
BPB PLC
03 August 2005


3 August 2005

                                BPB plc ("BPB")

                  BPB confirms rejection of Saint-Gobain offer

BPB plc ("BPB") notes the announcement made this afternoon by Saint-Gobain of a
unilateral cash offer for BPB at 720p per share.

Further to its announcement earlier today, the Board of BPB (the "Board") has no
hesitation in advising shareholders to reject this unwelcome offer.

The Board's detailed views will be sent to shareholders when the formal offer
document from Saint-Gobain has been issued. In the meantime shareholders are
strongly urged to take no action in relation to their BPB shares.

The Directors of BPB have received financial advice from Rothschild. In
providing this advice, Rothschild has placed reliance on the commercial
assessment of the Directors.

Enquiries

James Murgatroyd, Finsbury
Tel: +44 (0)20 7251 3801


N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), which is authorised and regulated
in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for BPB and
no-one else in connection with the matters referred to herein and will not be
responsible to anyone other than BPB for providing the protections afforded to
clients of Rothschild or for giving advice in relation to such matters.




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