HIGH RESEARCH COMPANY SYSTEM QUALIFIERS - JULY 2000

Company Name

Mkt Cap £m

Price

PRR

PSR

EPS Growth %

Rel Str 1 yr

Avon Rubber BAE Systems Biotrace International Cornwell Parker DCS Group Dewhurst G K N Gaskell Imperial Chemical Inds. Intelek MERANT MTL Instruments Pittards QSP Group Radstone Technology Rolls-Royce Soundtracs TGI Yorkshire Group

65.1 13,511 14.9 14.8 99.2 7.24 6,157 22.3 3,491 15.7 216 67.9 10.8 120 43.2 3,665 6.32 13.3 34.5

234 450 43.5 35.5 408 90.5 855 91.5 480 36.0 145 370 49.5 131 185 234 62.5 61.5 66.0

14.0 9.69 16.0 13.3 13.7 11.4 15.4 16.7 19.3 15.3 5.60 13.5 18.1 16.0 13.7 16.4 15.9 9.69 15.6

0.24 1.20 1.67 0.19 0.59 0.48 1.66 0.32 0.41 0.44 0.89 1.58 0.17 1.93 1.35 0.74 1.31 0.28 0.51

18.0 9.79 1,258 13.7 22.6 16.7 9.50 23.1 39.2 25.0 21.3 33.0 15.0 19.9 4.99 12.8 27.4 3.15 128

(60.90) 5.60 (16.90) (65.20) (25.10) 8.70 (22.40) (19.80) (36.20) 71.90 (51.30) 30.90 (0.50) 17.50 110.00 (13.10) (26.80) 33.50 (40.00)

Next update - November 2000

FTSE 100 PICKS - 06/08/00

Strong Buys

These selections are based on a low PER that is combined with a strong growth projections for the next two years.

British American Tobacco Imperial Chemical Inds. Old Mutual P.&O. Dfd

Weak Buys

Alliance & Leicester Bank of Scotland Barclays Blue Circle Lloyds TSB Rolls-Royce Royal Bank of Scotland Scottish & Newcastle