1st May 2003

                            CHRISTIAN SALVESEN PLC                             

                         NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS                         

Christian Salvesen PLC will announce its results for the year to 31st March
2003 on Monday 2nd June 2003. This announcement will follow a meeting of a duly
authorised committee of the Board of Directors to be held that day to approve
the Directors' Report and Accounts and recommend the declaration of a final
dividend.

A presentation to analysts will take place at 9.30am on that date, at the City
Media Centre, The London Stock Exchange, Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1HP.
The presentation made at that meeting will be available for one month
thereafter via webcast on Christian Salvesen's website (http://www.salvesen.com
).

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For further information, please contact:

John Olsen / Tom Leatherbarrow                                                 
Hogarth Partnership Ltd                           Tel: 020 7357 9477           



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