BHG Belhaven Grp.

RNS Number:5498Q
Greene King PLC
26 August 2005


   NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR FROM AUSTRALIA,
                                CANADA OR JAPAN

                                 26 August 2005

                             RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER

                                      for

                             THE BELHAVEN GROUP PLC

                                       by

                                 DEUTSCHE BANK

                            on behalf of the Offeror

                  a wholly-owned subsidiary of GREENE KING PLC

                    and in the United States by the Offeror


Further to the Announcement of the Offer on 22 August 2005 and the posting of
the Offer Document on 24 August 2005, Greene King plc has been informed by UBS
Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd ("UBS GAM") that they are interested in
1,781,058 Belhaven Shares, representing approximately 5.9 per cent of Belhaven's
existing issued share capital, rather than 1,946,587 Belhaven Shares as
disclosed in the Announcement and the Offer Document.

The irrevocable undertaking from UBS GAM to accept (or procure the acceptance
of) the Offer disclosed in the Announcement and the Offer Document relates only
to this lower number of Belhaven Shares. In total therefore, the Offeror has
received irrevocable undertakings to accept (or procure the acceptance of) the
Offer in respect of 6,943,246 Belhaven Shares, representing in aggregate
approximately 23.2 per cent of Belhaven's existing issued share capital.  This
is in addition to the 4.3 per cent of Belhaven's existing issued share capital
in relation to which the Offeror has received a letter of intent to accept (or
procure the acceptance of) the Offer.

Terms defined in the Offer Document have the same meaning in this announcement.


26 August 2005


Enquiries:

Greene King +44 (0) 1284 763 222 Rooney Anand, Michael Shallow
Deutsche Bank +44 (0) 20 7545 8000 Jeremy Quin, Charles Roast
Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 Ben Foster, Charles Watenphul


Deutsche Bank (authorised by Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht
(BaFin) and by the Financial Services Authority (FSA)), which is regulated by
the FSA for the conduct of UK business and a member of the London Stock
Exchange, is acting for Greene King and the Offeror and no one else in
connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Greene King and the Offeror for providing the protections afforded to clients of
Deutsche Bank or for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any matter
referred to in this announcement.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or an invitation to
purchase, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any
jurisdiction. The Offer has been made solely by the Offer Document and the Form
of Acceptance which contains the full terms and conditions of the Offer
(including details of how it may be accepted).

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in any such
jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed
should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.

The ability of Belhaven Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom
to accept the Offer may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in
which they are located. Persons who are not resident in the United Kingdom
should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.

Copies of this announcement and any formal documentation relating to the Offer
are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly, mailed or otherwise
forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from a Restricted Jurisdiction and
persons receiving such documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees)
must not mail or otherwise forward, distribute or send them in or into or from a
Restricted Jurisdiction. The Offer (unless otherwise determined by the Offeror
and permitted by applicable law and regulation), will not be made, directly or
indirectly, in or into, or by the use of mails or any means or instrumentality
(including, without limitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstate
or foreign commerce of, or any facility of, a national, state or other
securities exchange of a Restricted Jurisdiction and the Offer will not be
capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facilities.

In accordance with normal UK market practice, Greene King or the Offeror or
their nominees or broker (acting as agents) may from time to time make certain
purchases of, or arrangements to purchase, Belhaven Shares outside the United
States, other than pursuant to the Offer, before or during the period in which
the Offer remains open for acceptance. These purchases may occur either in the
open market at prevailing prices or in private transactions at negotiated
prices. Any information about such purchases will be disclosed as required in
the UK.




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