RNS Number:0243M
Costain Group PLC
9 June 2000


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     COSTAIN GROUP PLC



2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP PLC



3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     SEE BELOW



4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

     BANK OF NEW YORK NOMINEES LIMITED



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     N/A

6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class



7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     86630



8)   (0.258%) of issued Class



9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES



10)  Date of transaction

     7 JUNE 2000



11)  Date company informed

     9 JUNE 2000



12)  Total holding following this notification

     292,469,486

     
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     86%



14)  Any additional information

     THE FIGURE IN BOX 12 INCLUDES 72,307,521 SHARES WHICH ARE COUNTED TWICE
     BY VIRTUE OF ONE PARTY TO A SECTION 204 AGREEMENT HOLDING OPTIONS TO
     PURCHASE SHARES HELD BY OTHER PARTIES TO THAT AGREEMENT.



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     CLIVE L FRANKS   01628 842575



16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification       9 JUNE 2000




Letter to Costain Group Plc

Part VI of the Companies Act 1985 (the 'Act')

This letter constitutes notification under Part VI of the Act and relates to
ordinary share capital of Costain Group plc (the 'Company').

This notification relates, inter alia, to interests which arise under certain
Agreements dated 10 October 1997 made between the Company, certain subsidiaries
of the Company and the parties whose names and addresses appear in the schedule
attached to this letter.  The agreement constitutes an agreement to which
section 204 of the Act applies (the 'Section 204 Agreement').

We hereby give you notice under Part VI of the Act that we are interested in
292,469,486 ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company
('Shares').

The identities of the registered holders of the Shares to which this
notification relates and the number of Shares held by each are as set out in the
Schedule of shareholdings attached to this letter.

Of the interest shown 14,097 shares are not material interests under Section 199
of the Act.  However, in addition there are a further 205,445 shares in which
the NatWest Group has a material and non material interest.


Letter from The Royal Bank of Scotland plc



                             COSTAIN GROUP PLC

              Schedule of shareholdings of the Participating
                                   Banks

Name of registered         Number of        Number of such      Number of such
holder                     Shares           Shares in which     Shares in which
                                            the interest        the interest is 
                                           arises by virtue    a section 208
                                            of the Section 204  (5) interest
                                            Agreement

Banco Santander SA         1,366,609                 1,306,024              NIL

Bankers Trust Company        413,085                   413,085              NIL

KAS Nominees Designated      323,830                   323,830              NIL
Account 1030

Banco Santander SA               468                 1,325,468              NIL

Chase Nominees Ltd A/C     2,334,974                 2,334,974              NIL
SO 2196

Cargill Financial          1,006,297                 1,006,297              NIL
Markets Plc

Bank of America              463,450                       NIL              NIL
International Ltd

Bank of America NT & SA    3,601,470                 3,601,470              NIL
(Loan Trading Group)

Bank of America NT & SA    5,322,542                 5,322,542              NIL
(Special Assets Group)

Citibank International     1,165,331                 1,044,333          522,167
Plc

Ranelagh Nominees Ltd     10,647,000                 9,734,704              NIL

Lloyds Bank (PEP              12,483                       NIL              NIL
Nominees) Ltd

Lloyds Private Banking           948                       NIL              NIL
(Isle of Man) Ltd

NatWest FIS Nominees Ltd         416                       NIL              NIL

CNW Nominees Ltd          12,720,273                11,556,292              NIL

BNY GIL Client A/C           205,445                       NIL              NIL
Nominees Ltd

Standard Chartered         4,097,553                 3,694,468              NIL
Nominees Ltd J A/C

Daedalus Projects Ltd    125,354,541                42,500,000              NIL

Raymond Internation WLL   25,562,500                   562,500              NIL

Skanska Invest AB         97,870,021                25,562,500       72,307,521

Glencairn Nominees Ltd           250                       NIL              NIL


               TOTALS    292,469,486               111,238,487       72,829,688


                             COSTAIN GROUP PLC

                 Names of parties to the Section 204 Agreement

C L Franks
Costain Group Plc

Costain Engineering Services Inc

Costain Dubai LLC

Costain Homes Holdings Inc

Raymond International WLL

Daedalus Projects Ltd

Intria Berhad

Banco Santander SA

Bankers Trust Company

Bankers Trust International

Bank of America NT & SA (Loan Trading Group)

Bank of America NT & SA (Special Assets Group)

Citibank NA

Skanska Invest AB

Lloyds Bank Plc

Standard Chartered Bank Plc

R J Hopkins
Share Disclosure
National Westminster Bank

END

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