RNS Number:1139P
fountains PLC
28 August 2003

                         fountains plc ("The Company")



Pursuant to the exercise of options under the Fountain Forestry 1998 Approved
Share Option Scheme over a total of 10,000 new ordinary shares of 5p each in the
company ("New Ordinary shares"), application has been made to the London Stock
Exchange for admission to trading to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM).



Admission of the New Ordinary shares is expected to occur on Wednesday 3rd
September 2003.





28th August 2003.


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