RNS Number:0783P
Office of Fair Trading
27 August 2003



Merger Clearance:



The OFT has decided, on the information currently available to it, not to refer
the following merger to the Competition Commission under the provisions of the
Enterprise Act 2002:



Completed acquisition by Chelsea Limited of a 50.09% shareholding in Chelsea
Village Plc



The text of this decision will be placed on the Office of Fair Trading's web
site at www.oft.gov.uk and will also appear in the Office's Weekly Gazette and
Competition Bulletin as soon as is reasonably practicable.










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