FIL Fairview International Plc

RNS No 0303k                                   
FILOFAX GROUP PLC
30th October 1998


Not for release or distribution in or into Canada, Australia or Japan


Day Runner UK plc
("Day Runner")
Recommended Cash Offer for
Filofax Group Plc
("Filofax")


Offer Unconditional in all Respects

Level of Acceptances

By  3.00pm (London time) on 29 October 1998 valid acceptances  of  the
Offer  had  been received in respect of a total of 17,346,994  Filofax
Shares, representing approximately 71.97 per cent. of the issued share
capital of Filofax.  This includes acceptances in respect of 5,373,084
Filofax  Shares  representing approximately 22.29  per  cent.  of  the
Filofax  issued share capital, held by directors and a former director
of  Filofax and certain of their families and associated interests who
entered  into  irrevocable  undertakings  to  accept  the  Offer.   In
addition,  during the offer period, Day Runner has acquired  3,590,000
Filofax  Shares,  representing approximately 14.89 per  cent.  of  the
issued  share capital of Filofax.  Therefore, in total Day Runner  now
owns  or  has  received valid acceptances of the Offer in  respect  of
20,936,994 Filofax Shares, representing approximately 86.86 per  cent.
of the issued share capital of Filofax.

The  directors  and former director of Filofax and  members  of  their
families   and  associated  interests  who  entered  into  irrevocable
undertakings  to  accept the Offer also held in  aggregate  a  further
305,388  Filofax  Shares, representing 1.27 per cent.  of  the  issued
share  capital  of  Filofax, prior to the commencement  of  the  Offer
Period.

Save as disclosed above, neither Day Runner nor any person acting,  or
deemed  to  be  acting, in concert with Day Runner  held  any  Filofax
Shares   (or   rights  over  such  shares)  immediately   before   the
commencement of the Offer Period, or has acquired or agreed to acquire
Filofax Shares (or rights over Filofax Shares) during the Offer Period
and  no  acceptances of the Offer have been received from any  persons
acting, or deemed to be acting, in concert with Day Runner.

Offer Unconditional in all Respects

All  the conditions to the Offer having been satisfied or waived,  the
Offer has been declared unconditional in all respects. The Offer  will
remain  open for acceptance until 3.00pm (London time) on 12  November
1998.   Filofax Shareholders who have not yet accepted the  Offer  are
urged  to  complete  and  return their Acceptance  Forms  as  soon  as
possible.

The  consideration payable under the terms of the Offer will be posted
not  later than 12 November 1998 in respect of the Filofax Shares  for
which  valid  and complete acceptances of the Offer have already  been
received.

Filofax will operate as a subsidiary of Day Runner. Filofax's managing
director, Christopher Brace, will head Filofax's operations, reporting
directly  to Day Runner chief executive officer James E. Freeman,  Jr.
and Michael Ball will continue as Group Finance Director reporting  to
Mr. Brace.

Day  Runner  chairman Mark Vidovich commented, "We are delighted  that
Filofax  is  now part of our group.  We're confident that the  Filofax
brand  will be an excellent complement to Day Runner's current product
lines,  and we believe that Filofax's established distribution in  key
markets outside the U.S. offers substantial growth opportunities.   We
look forward to working closely with Filofax's management to build the
business."


Press Enquiries:

Wasserstein Perella Howard Covington         0171 446 8000
                    Karen Dodd               0171 446 8000

Cazenove            Julian Cazalet           0171 825 9350
                    Edmund Byers             0171 825 9113

Brunswick           James Bradley            0171 404 5959
                    Victoria Sabin           0171 404 5959


Wasserstein Perella, which is regulated in the UK by The Securities
and Futures Authority Limited, is acting for Day Runner and Day
Runner, Inc. and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not
be responsible to anyone other than Day Runner and Day Runner, Inc.
for providing the protections afforded to customers of Wasserstein
Perella nor for giving advice in relation to the Offer.

The Offer is not being made, directly or indirectly, in or into
Canada, Australia or Japan.  Accordingly, neither copies of this
announcement nor any related offering documents are to be mailed or
otherwise distributed or sent in or into Canada, Australia or Japan.

This announcement does not constitute an offer or invitation to
purchase any securities.

The definitions set out in the offer document dated 30 September 1998
have the same meaning in this announcement unless the context
otherwise requires.

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