RNS Number:6562P
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe
11 September 2003

FORM 8.1/8.3

Lodge with a RIS or Newstrack and the Takeover Panel. Use separate form for each
class of securities in which dealings have been made.

                     Date of disclosure        11/09/03.................

DISCLOSURE UNDER RULES 8.1(a), 8.1(b)(i) AND 8.3
OF THE CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS


Date of dealing                     10/09/03



Dealing in      Eldridge Pope & Co Plc................(name of company)



(1)   Class of securities (eg ordinary shares)   ordinary shares...............



(2)   Amount bought                  Amount sold               Price per unit

        100,000                                                   1.700



In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (and affiliates) have undertaken certain
CFD and Spreadbet transactions (see below).



(3)   Resultant total of the same class owned or controlled

      (and percentage of  class)          675,000 shares *     (2.75%)



(4)     Party making disclosure      Cantor Fitzgerald Europe.................




(5)   EITHER     (a) Name of purchaser/vendor (Note 1) Cantor Fitzgerald Europe


      OR         (b) If dealing for discretionary client(s), name of fund
                     management organisation

        ......................................................................


(6)   Reason for disclosure (Note 2)

        (a)   associate of   (i)    offeror (Note 3)     NO
                             (ii)   offeree company      NO



        Specify which category or categories of associate (1-8 overleaf)



        If category (8), explain .............................................

        ......................................................................


        (b)   Rule 8.3 (ie disclosure because of ownership or control of 1% or
              more of the class of relevant securities dealt in)       YES



Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (4) above .....................


(Also print name of signatory)          Ross Tanton...................



Telephone and extension number     020 7894 7214..............................

                     ______________________________________

*In addition, Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (and affiliates) are party
to certain CFDs and Spreadbets ( see below)



Note 1. Specify owner, not nominee or vehicle company. If relevant, also
identify controller of owner, eg where an owner normally acts on instructions of
a controller.

Note 2. Disclosure might be made for more than one reason; if so, state all
reasons.

Note 3. Specify which offeror if there is more than one.

Note 4. When an arrangement exists with any offeror, with the offeree company or
with an associate of any offeror or of the offeree company in relation to
relevant securities, details of such arrangement must be disclosed, as required
by Note 6 on Rule 8.

Note 5. It may be necessary, particularly when disclosing derivative
transactions, to append a sheet to this disclosure form so that all relevant
information can be given.    .-see attached

Note 6. In the case of an average price bargain, each underlying trade should be
disclosed.

For full details of disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 of the Code. If in
doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring Section, Tel. No:
020 7638 0129. E-mail:monitoring@disclosure.org.uk



                                          Date of Disclosure: September 11, 2003

Form 8 Enclosure

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe is the beneficial owner of 675,000 Eldridge Pope & Co
Plc ordinary shares.  660,000 of these shares are held to hedge Contract for
Differences ("CFD") positions for clients and 10,000 of these shares are held to
hedge Spreadbet positions between Cantor Index Limited and other clients.



A Long CFD is a product where the client to whom the product is sold is taking a
long economic interest in the underlying share price such that the client can
realise a gain if the price of the underlying securities rises above the
reference price.



A Spread Bet is a product where the client to whom the product is sold can
realise a gain or a loss depending on whether the price of the underlying
security increases above or falls below the reference price.  The client's
Spread bet position is described as his "stake".  A "stake" is expressed in
pounds (sterling) per "point" and a "point" is the price in pence of the
underlying shares.  A client with a "stake" of #100 per point will make a gain
of #100 for every penny increase in the underlying shares and he/she has an
exposure equivalent to 10,000 shares.



A purchaser of a Spread Bet or a CFD contract will realise a gain if the price
of the underlying security goes up. A seller of a Spread Bet or a CFD contract
will realise a gain if the price of the underlying security goes down.



There are no written or oral agreements between Cantor Fitzgerald Europe and any
clients concerning the control of voting rights in relation to the underlying
shares used to hedge the CFDs and Spreadbets.



The CFD contracts are open-ended and there is no rollover into new contracts


  Contracts for                                           Date of  11-Sep-03  
  Differences                                       Disclosure:               

  Eldridge Pope &                     Cantor                       Reference  
  Co Plc                            Fitzgerald      Underlying     Price      
                                                     Number                   
  Product Name       Date            Buy/Sell       Of Shares      (pence)    
                     Executed                                                 

  Eldridge Pope &    May 16, 2003      Sell               10,000          192 
  Co Plc, Long CFD                                                            

  Eldridge Pope &       August 15,     Sell               25,000          168 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &       August 18,     Sell               40,000       167.25 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &       August 21,     Sell              165,000     168.4545 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &       August 26,     Sell              175,000     174.7143 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &       August 27,     Sell               35,000        173.5 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &       August 28,     Sell               60,000        173.5 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &     September 9,     Sell               50,000          170 
  Co Plc, Long CFD           2003                                             

  Eldridge Pope &        September     Sell              100,000          170 
  Co Plc, Long CFD       10, 2003                                             

                                                         660,000              


  Spread Bets                         Cantor                       Reference  
  Eldridge Pope &                   Fitzgerald     Stake - # per   Price      
  Co Plc                                              Point                   

  Expiry Date        Date            Buy/Sell       1 Point = 1    (pence)    
                     Executed                         pence                   

  16-Sep-03           May 2, 2003      Sell                  100        171.7 


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