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Bristol Water PLC
05 December 2003

Bristol Water plc

5 December 2003

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Canada, Australia or Japan.


                               Bristol Water plc

Bristol Water plc notes the announcement made today by Bristol Water Group plc, 
the text of which is set out below.


                         "Bristol Water Group plc
          Proposed return of capital of 135 pence per Ordinary Share


Bristol Water Group plc announces that a Circular in relation to the proposed
return of capital of 135 pence per Ordinary Share has today been posted to
Shareholders.

Expected timetable:

Shareholder Extraordinary General Meeting                         5 January 2004
Dealings in Consolidated Ordinary Shares commence                4 February 2004
Court Hearing of petition to confirm Reduction of Capital        4 February 2004
Reduction of Capital becomes effective                       by 13 February 2004


Copies of the Circular have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will
shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS


Terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as those in the
Circular."



Enquiries

Bristol Water plc                    Tel: 0117 953 6407
Alan Parsons, Chairman
Andy Nield, Finance Director

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein       Tel: 020 7623 8000
Ishbel Macpherson, Managing Director

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting for Bristol Water Group plc and no one
else in connection with the Proposals and is not acting for any person other
than Bristol Water Group plc and will not be responsible to any person other
than Bristol Water Group plc for providing the protections afforded to its
customers or for providing advice in connection with the Proposals and the other
matters described herein.


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