RNS No 8060c
WIGGINS GROUP PLC
1st July 1997

                        WIGGINS GROUP PLC                               
                            
                         PLACING FOR CASH                               
                           1ST JULY 1997                                 

Wiggins  Group plc announces that it has placed, conditional  on listing
becoming effective, 26,868,000  new  ordinary shares  of  1p  each
representing approximately 4 per  cent.  of  its current issued share 
capital.

The  net proceeds of this placing will amount to approximately  #2.85
million  and  are  being  raised to fund an  identified  acquisition,
further details of which will be announced in due course.

Application has been made for these new ordinary shares,  which  will
rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares, to
be  admitted to the Official List.  It is expected that listing  will
become effective and that dealings will commence on 3rd July 1997.

Enquiries:

Wiggins Group plc    Christopher Foster, Director    0171 495 8686

Wiggins Group plc    Christine Large                 0171 495 8686
                                                     0941 147 393


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