Low level of acceptances

3 Oct 2005 10:12

BPB PLC03 October 2005 3 October 2005 BPB plc ("BPB") Saint-Gobain's offer receives very low level of acceptances BPB notes the announcement earlier today by Saint-Gobain that it has receivedacceptances representing only 0.88% of the issued share capital of BPB. This very low level of acceptances endorses the Board's view that Saint-Gobain'soffer fundamentally undervalues BPB. The Board of BPB strongly advises shareholders to continue to rejectSaint-Gobain's offer and not complete any form of acceptance. Enquiries James Murgatroyd / Faeth Birch, FinsburyTel: +44 (0)20 7251 3801 N M Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild"), which is authorised and regulatedin the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting as thefinancial adviser to BPB and no-one else in connection with the matters referredto herein and will not be responsible to anyone other than BPB for providing theprotections afforded to clients of Rothschild or for giving advice in relationto such matters. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange