The plan is targeted to produce savings of EUR90 million on an annualised basis.

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For Immediate Release

24 May, 2005

Waterford Wedgwood plc
("Waterford Wedgwood" or the "Group")

Waterford Wedgwood plc announces that it has agreed to dispose of a 22 acre property in Waterford to a private developer for EUR32.

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Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), a
leading construction and industrial equipment rental company, will
celebrate the grand re-opening of its renovated general rental facility in
Reading, Ohio on Friday, November 4, 2005.

As part of Hertz's commitment to expand services available for small to
medium-sized contractors and homeowners, a broad range of products are now
being offered, such as lawn mowers, floor sanders and buffers, trenchers,
paint sprayers, ladders , pumps and scaffolding.hertzequip.

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, and will showcase
the facility's new showroom and newly-expanded product line, which includes
small tools, equipment and contractors' supplies.
Equipment is available to rent or buy.

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In addition to the
newly-expanded product line, HERC Reading still offers customers a wide
assortment of construction and industrial equipment from brand names such
as Case, Genie, Ingersoll-Rand, JLG, John Deere, Wacker and Stihl .

Located at 1438 East Galbraith Road between I-75 and Reading Road, the
20,000 square-foot HERC Reading facility is the only Hertz Equipment
location in the tri-state area, and serves the Cincinnati, Dayton, Northern
Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana markets.

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locations in France and Spain, Hertz Equipment Rental has a diverse
equipment inventory and offers daily, weekly, monthly and long-term rentals
of tools and supplies, as well as new and used equipment for sale.com or for the nearest location, call Hertz
Equipment Rental toll-free at 1-888-777-2700.

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Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Hertz Corporation.

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For
more information about Hertz Equipment Rental, visit the company on the web
at http://www.

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The property is underutilised land surrounding the Waterford Crystal Sports and Social Centre.

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m. In addition to HERC management, the Mayor
of Reading, Bo Bemmes, members of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, and
local radio personality Tom Gamble from 1360 Homer--The Sports Animal, will
be in attendance.

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The net book value of the land, as at 30 September, 2004, (the date of the most recent published financial statements) is EUR0.

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Enquiries

Powerscourt (UK and International) Telephone: + 44 (0) 20 7236 5615
Rory Godson/Victoria Brough

Dennehy Associates (Ireland) Telephone: + 353 (0)1 676 4733
Michael Dennehy

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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The facility is open Mondays
through Fridays, 7 am to 5:00 pm, and for the first time has Saturday
hours: 8 am to 4:30 pm.

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As announced on May 4, the plan will be funded by a proposed EUR100 million rights issue.

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With more than 265 locations in the U.S. It is intended that the proceeds of the sale will be used for general corporate purposes particularly at Waterford Crystal.

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m. The property has never been used for operating purposes in the business and there are no existing profits attributable to the land.

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At the grand re-opening event, vendor demonstrations and literature will be
available, a free lunch will be catered by Vonderhaar's Catering, and door
prizes will be provided on-site.

Waterford Wedgwood recently announced a plan to invest approximately EUR100 million on restructuring its Irish and international operations.