Aberforth Partners: Form SAR 3; Disclosure Under Rule 3 of the Rules Governing Substantial Acquisitions of Shares -- 'SARs'


STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Aberforth Partners:

Date of acquisition: 15/10/02

Acquisition in: Johnson Service Group PLC


 (1) Class of voting shares     Number of        If rights over shares
     (e.g. ordinary shares)    shares/rights      acquired, as opposed
                                over shares           to the shares
                                 acquired          themselves, specify
                                                     nature of rights

       Ordinary Shares        881,152 shares              N/A
           of 10p               N/A rights


 (2) Resultant total holding    Resultant total      Total percentage
        of voting shares          holding of
     (and % of total voting      rights over 
        shares in issue)        shares (and % 
                             of total voting shares
                                   in issue)

       12,629,423 (22.17%)        N/A (0.00%)              22.17%

 (3) Party making disclosure: Aberforth Partners (as Investment
     Managers)

 (4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares:
         Aberforth Partners (as Investment Managers) and, if
         different, beneficial owner: N/A

     (b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or
         understanding (see SAR 5): N/A

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above: N/A

(Also print name of signatory): Gordon R. Young, Partner

Telephone and extension number: 0131 220 0733

Note. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate holdings to disclose certain disposals.

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129.

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