RNS Number:8625J
Capital Group Companies Inc
10 April 2003

Lodge with Company Announcements Office (which will publicize and copy to the
Panel). Use separate form for each class of securities in which dealings have
been made.

Date of disclosure:     9 April 2003

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3 OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS
AND MERGERS

                                                                    FORM 8.1/8.3

Date of dealing: 9 April 2003

Dealing in: Six Continents plc

(1) Class of securities (e.g. ordinary shares): Ordinary shares
(2) Amount bought              Amount sold                       Price per unit
                                         
    21,200 shares              0                                 5.99 - GBP

(3) Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled:

(and percentage of class): 15,044,574 shares (1.74%)

(4) Party making disclosure: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.

(5) EITHER (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) The Capital Group Companies,
Inc.

OR (b) If dealing with discretionary client(s) name of fund management
organization.

(6) Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

(a) associate of (i) offeror (Note 3) NO

(ii) offeree company     NO

Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)

If category (8), explain

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(b) Rules 8.3 (i.e. disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or more of
the class of

relevant securities dealt in) YES

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above:

(Also print name of signatory) Liliane Corzo

Telephone and ext. (Contact Gina Martinez on (213)452-2295)




        Note Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
        identify controller of owners, e.g. where an owner normally acts on
        instructions of a controller.

        Note Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
        reasons.

        Note Specify which offeror if there is more than one. When an
        arrangement exists with any offeror,

        with the offeree company or with an associate of any offeror or of the
        offeree company in

        relation to relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be
        disclosed, as required by

        Note 5 on Rule 8.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers Tel. No. 071-382-9026.



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