RNS Number:9439K
Ashley (Laura) Hldgs PLC
09 May 2003

                           Laura Ashley Holdings plc
                       ("Laura Ashley" or "the Company")

In the Company's announcement earlier today, the Company reported that
101,499,739 New Shares had not been taken up or subscribed in the Rights Issue.
Of these New Shares, 10,500,000 have today been sold in the market at 6.06p per
share.  The balance of the New Shares not taken up or subscribed in the Rights
Issue and not sold as above (comprising 90,999,739 New Shares) will be taken up
by the Underwriters, Bonham Industries Limited (as to 27,015,193 New Shares) and
Bank of East Asia Limited or the latter's placees (as to 63,984,546 New Shares).

Definitions used in the Circular relating to the Rights Issue dated 16 April
2003 apply in this announcement unless the context otherwise requires.


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