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Serco joint venture renews A$500m contract with Royal Australian Navy 17 September 2010 Serco Group plc (Serco), the international service company, announces today that its joint venture, DMS Maritime, has renewed its contract to support the Royal Australian Navy with a broad range of harbour and offshore services. DMS Maritime is a 50/50 joint venture, owned by Serco and P&O Maritime Services. The new ten-year Fleet Marine Services contract is valued at more than A$500m, has a potential one year extension, and is a renewal of the Port Services and Support Craft contract awarded in 1997. The operating contract commences in October 2010 and includes: supplying and operating a wide range of fleet operations such as berthing and refuelling; conducting maritime training; commissioning and modifying vessels to suit local and international requirements; and, undertaking integrated logistics management. These services cover a wide range of support craft including tugs, fuel and water barges, and rigid hull inflatable boats deployed around the world . In Australia, Serco has supported the Australian Defence Force for more than 15 years: providing garrison support to the army; maritime engineering and technical services to the navy; and, logistics, engineering standards policy advice and aircraft maintenance support to the air force. Christopher Hyman, Chief Executive of Serco Group plc, said: "I am delighted with this news. Over the last decade we have built a leading position in defence support services in Australia serving our customer. In renewing this Fleet Marine Services contract we have demonstrated our capacity to deliver real efficiencies and service improvements and we look forward to continuing our strong long standing partnership with the Royal Australian Navy." Ends For further information please contact Serco: Charles King, Head of Investor Relations T +44 (0) 208 334 4122 Dominic Cheetham, Director of Corporate Communications T +44 (0) 208 334 4334 Marcus De Ville, Head of Media Relations T +44 (0) 208 334 4388 About Serco Serco is a FTSE 100 international service company, which combines commercial know-how with a deep public service ethos. Around the world, we improve essential services by managing people, processes, technology and assets more effectively. We advise policy makers, design innovative solutions, integrate systems and - most of all - deliver to the public. Serco supports governments, agencies and companies who seek a trusted partner with a solid track record of providing assured service excellence. Our people offer operational, management and consulting expertise in the aviation, BPO, defence, education, environmental services, facilities management, health, home affairs, information and communications technology, knowledge services, local government, science and nuclear, transport, welfare to work and the commercial sectors. More information can be found at www.serco.com.

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