Orange plc
Ticker: ORNGY St. James Court, Great Park Road, Almondsbury Park, Bradley Stoke
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market Bristol, Foreign BS12 4QJ
Industry: Service 1454624600

Type of Shares:American Depositary Receipts Filing Date:2/27/96
U.S. Shares:26,000,000 Offer Date:3/27/96
Non-U.S. Shares:39,000,000 Filing Range:$13.48 - $15.80
Primary Shares:65,000,000 Offer Price:$15.62
Secondary Shares:0 Gross Spread:$0.70
Offering Amount: $951,599,991 Selling:$0.42
Expenses:$9,000,000 Reallowance:$0.29
Shares Out After:244,435,227
Spin out parent firm: Hutchison Whampoa

ManagerTierPhone
Goldman, Sachs & Co.Lead Manager (212) 902-1172
CIBC Wood Gundy Securities Corp.Co-manager
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp.Co-manager (212) 504-4525
Dresdner Securities (USA) Inc.Co-manager (212) 344-3200
Gordon Capital, Inc.Co-manager
Kleinwort Benson North AmericaCo-manager (212) 351-5567
Lehman Brothers IncorporatedCo-manager (212) 640-6129
Merrill Lynch & Co.Co-manager (212) 449-4600

Auditor: Price Waterhouse
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 12/31/95
Revenue:$355.31Assets:$899.45
Net Income:-$406.88Liabilities:$2,032.65
EPS:-$2.65Equity:-$1,133.20

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company's principal business is the operation of the Orange digital PCN telecommunications network in the United Kingdom and the sale and marketing of Orange services. Under the brand name "Orange", the company offers a broad range of mobile voice and data communications services. The company is one of four operators of cellular telephone networks in the United Kingdom, which in total operate six cellular networks - two analog networks, two digital GSM networks and two digital PCN networks. The number of cellular telephone subscribers in the United Kingdom has grown significantly in recent years, from approximately 1.23 million subscribers in December 31, 1991 to approximately 5.41 million subscribers at December 31, 1995. In addition to operating the Orange network, the company provides a range of other mobile telecommunications services in the United Kingdom. Through Hutchison Cellular Services Limited, a subsidiary of the company, the company has been a service provider for the Cellnet and Vodafone cellular telephone networks in the United Kingdom since 1989.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to repay debt owed to principal shareholders, for working capital and general corporate purposes.

Last updated: 10/28/96

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