ACV Advance Visual

RNS No 8814q
ACTIVE IMAGING PLC
19th December 1997

SILVERMINES GROUP PLC ("Silvermines" or "the
Company")

Recommended Offers ("the Offers")

for

ACTIVE IMAGING plc ("Active Imaging")

Offers declared Unconditional in all respects

The Board of Silvermines announces that the
recommended Offers for the whole of the issued share
capital of Active Imaging have been declared
unconditional in all respects.  Active Imaging
shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offers
should despatch their Forms of Acceptance as soon as
possible. As announced on 16th December 1997, the
Offers have been extended until 3.00 p.m. on
Wednesday 14th January 1998.

As at 3.00 p.m. on 18th December 1997, valid
acceptances under the Offers had been received as
follows:

Active Imaging     36,762,959 Ordinary Shares,
Ordinary Share     representing 89.17% of the issued
Offer              ordinary share capital of Active
                   Imaging

                   (of which 10,723,062 Ordinary
                   Shares were in respect of persons
                   who had signed irrevocable
                   undertakings to accept the Active
                   Imaging Ordinary Share Offer and
                   12,500 Ordinary Shares were in
                   respect of parties deemed to be
                   acting in concert with Active
                   Imaging)

Active Imaging     166,660 'A' preference shares,
'A' Preference     representing 66.67% of the issued
Share Offer        'A' preference share capital of
                   Active Imaging

                   (all of which were in respect of
                   persons who had signed
                   irrevocable undertakings to
                   accept the Active Imaging 'A'
                   Preference Share Offer)

Active Imaging     1,026,667 'B' preference shares,
'B' Preference     representing 97.78% of the issued
Share Offer        'B' preference share capital of
                   Active Imaging

                   (of which 46,667 'B' preference
                   shares were in respect of persons
                   who had signed irrevocable
                   undertakings to accept the Active
                   Imaging 'B' Preference Share
                   Offer).

The offer period for the Offers commenced on 24th
November 1997.  Save for 9,000 Active Imaging
Ordinary Shares held by Greig Middleton & Co. Limited
on behalf of discretionary clients, neither
Silvermines nor any parties deemed to be acting in
concert with it held any Active Imaging Shares prior
to the offer period.  During the offer period, Greig
Middleton & Co. Limited acquired 3,500 Active Imaging
Ordinary Shares on behalf of discretionary clients of
it.  Save as aforesaid, neither Silvermines nor any
party deemed to be acting in concert with it has
acquired or agreed to acquire any Active Imaging
Shares since the commencement of the offer period for
Active Imaging.

The London Stock Exchange and The Irish Stock
Exchange have separately agreed to admit the New
Silvermines Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to
the Active Imaging Ordinary Share Offer to the
Official List of the London Stock Exchange and the
Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and
dealings in the New Silvermines Ordinary Shares are
due to commence today.

The Board of Silvermines is also pleased to announce
the appointment of Kevin Waterhouse, Managing
Director of Active Imaging UK Limited (part of the
Active Imaging group), as Deputy Managing Director of
the CCTV Division.  He will report directly to Tony
Allen, Managing Director of the CCTV Division.  In
addition, Mr. Christopher Windebank, the Engineering
Director of Active Imaging UK Limited, is appointed
Engineering Director of the CCTV Division.

Bob Morton, Chairman of Silvermines, said:

"The Board is delighted with the outcome of this
acquisition and by the high level of acceptances.
The deal forms an excellent strategic fit for
Silvermines and represents a sensible step forward
for the Group as it moves into Digital Technology".

Fur further information, please contact:

Silvermines Group plc                        01162 222 111
Clem Jansen, Group Managing Director

Square Mile Communications Limited           0171 583 4567
Tim Jackaman/James Melville-Ross

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