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Angle PLC 12 April 2005 For Immediate Release Tuesday 12 April 2005 ANGLE plc ANGLE Signs Three Year Management Contract with Qatar's Science & Technology Park ANGLE plc, the venture management and consulting company specialising in the commercialisation of technology, is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to manage Qatar's Science & Technology Park ('STP') until March 2009. ANGLE will provide the Qatar Foundation, owner of the Science & Technology Park in Doha, with a specialised project team, supported by additional staff resources from Europe and the US. The team is charged with ensuring the effective establishment and operation of the STP, which will be the emerging international hub of research and commercialisation in the Middle East. ANGLE will be responsible for leadership on strategic and operational activities, management of technology transfer issues, the development of STP's physical presence and external profile, as well as programs supporting Qatar's development and commercialisation of technology. The value of the contract is over £6 million over the 3 year term. Qatar Foundation's Science & Technology Park aims to be an international location for the development and commercialisation of technology. Part of the one thousand hectare Education City campus in Doha, it is a place where companies can develop their intellectual property and deliver it to the marketplace; where research institutes undertake collaborative R&D; and where entrepreneurs create and grow start-up technology companies. STP will host companies from a range of sectors and sizes: multinational and local companies, start-ups, training and consulting firms, and research institutes. Multinational companies EADS, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, Shell and Total have already announced their intention to establish operations at STP. They join world-class Universities on the campus: Texas A&M University (engineering), Carnegie Mellon (computer science and business), Weill Cornell (medicine) and Virginia Commonwealth University (design). His Excellency Dr Abdulla Al Kubaisi, Chairman of STP and member of the Qatar Foundation Board of Directors, commented: 'Over the past fifteen months Qatar Foundation has been impressed with ANGLE's performance to date in getting Qatar's Science & Technology Park off the ground. We are very confident they will continue this success over the coming years.' Andrew Newland, Chief Executive of ANGLE, said: 'I am delighted that ANGLE has been selected to deliver the next critical phase of STP's development. This is an important milestone for our company, placing us at the centre of one of the world's most ambitious technology commercialisation projects. We will be leading the research and commercialisation process in Qatar through a raft of STP programmes including the creation and growth of new technology companies, establishment of a venture capital fund, and development of an entrepreneurship training and mentoring program. We are pleased to be working with such a high calibre Board of Governors.' For further information ANGLE plc +44 (0)1483 295830 Andrew Newland, Chief Executive Dawson Buck, Deputy Chief Executive Buchanan Communications +44 (0)20 7466 5000 Richard Darby, James Strong Notes to Editors ANGLE Founded in 1994, ANGLE is an international venture management and consulting company focusing on the commercialisation of technology and the development of technology-based industry. ANGLE creates, develops and advises technology businesses on its own behalf and for its clients. ANGLE is listed on AIM (AGL.L); further information can be found on www.ANGLEplc.com STP Qatar Foundation's Science & Technology Park is creating the ideal environment in which to develop and commercialise technology. It provides world-class facilities and services for companies from around the globe, and is fostering start-up technology enterprises. Located in Qatar's renowned Education City, STP tenants have access to the region's leading research universities and their highly educated graduates. STP will also be one of Qatar's first free-trade zones, making it easy and attractive to set up a wholly-owned company in the country. By encouraging local technology development, STP is creating opportunities for the region's scientists and entrepreneurs, and leading to innovations that will benefit its industry and society. www.stp.org.qa Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned has appointed an international Board of Governors to the STP chaired by His Excellency Dr Abdulla Al Kubaisi, Director of the Office of Her Highness, Member of the Qatar Foundation Board of Directors. Its other members are Professor Sir Graeme Catto, President of the General Medical Council in the UK, Pro Vice-Chancellor University of London, Vice-Principal King's College London, Dean of Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Medical and Dental Schools; Ms Dinah Adkins, President and CEO of the National Business Incubation Association in the USA; Ms Jill R Felix, former President and CEO of University Science Center in the Philadelphia, USA; Mr Khalid Mannai, Chairman Mannai Corporation, Qatar; Dr Charles Young, President Qatar Foundation, formerly President University of Florida and Chancellor of University of California Los Angeles. THE QATAR FOUNDATION for Education, Science & Community Development is a private, non profit, chartered organization, founded in 1995 by His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned. The Foundation's flagship project is Education City, a 2,500-acre campus on the outskirts of Doha which hosts branch campuses of four of the world's leading research universities, as well as Qatar Science and Technology Park and the RAND-Qatar Policy Institute. Soon it will include a specialty teaching hospital and a world-class convention centre. For more information on the Qatar Foundation and its projects, please visit www.qf.org.qa. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange CNTPKDKPOBKDPQD

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