Tanfield Group PLC
20 December 2005


                Tanfield Group plc ("Tanfield" or "the Company")

                               Placing - up date


On 19th December 2005, the Company announced a conditional placing of 9,100,000
new ordinary shares at 20p per share. The announcement should have referred to a
placing of 8,076,086 new ordinary shares. Dealings are expected to commence on
21 December 2005.



Enquiries:

Roy Stanley, Chief Executive,
Tanfield Group Plc             Tel. 01207 521111

Ruari McGirr,
Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Tel. 020 7776 6550



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