Disposal

Anite Group PLC
19 December 2003


                                                             19 December 2003

                                Anite Group plc
                                        
                                    Disposal
                                        
Anite Group plc ('Anite' or 'the Group'), the international IT solutions and
services company, today announces that one of its subsidiary companies has
agreed to sell Anite Benelux BV ('Anite Benelux'), its Dutch based IT
consultancy, to a local software company for a total consideration of £1.05m
(€1.5m), of which £840k (€1.2m) is payable in cash on completion and £210k
(€300k) in twelve months' time. Prior to completion, Anite Benelux will pay a
dividend of £1.2m (€1.7m) to its immediate parent company. The consideration
proceeds will be used to reduce the Group's indebtedness.

This reflects Anite's intention to dispose of certain small peripheral
businesses. Anite Benelux's recent performance, together with a highly
competitive market, has resulted in the risk of considerable margin erosion on
future trading.

Anite Benelux achieved operating profits of £0.1m (2002: £0.2m) on turnover of
£5.1m (2002: £5.2m) in the six months ended 31 October 2003, which were included
in Anite's interim results for that period, announced on 12 December 2003. For
the year ended 30 April 2003, it achieved operating profits of £0.4m on turnover
of £10.2m. Net assets on disposal, after payment of a pre-completion dividend,
will be approx £1.5m (€2.1m). These numbers will be shown as a discontinued
activity in Anite's future results. Anite Benelux employs 164 staff out of a
total of 725 in Anite's International division.

Completion is expected to take effect on 31 December 2003.

Commenting on the disposal, Steve Rowley, Anite's Chief Executive, stated:

'We are pleased to have agreed this disposal which is in line with our stated
strategy of selling small peripheral businesses.'

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For further information, please contact:


Anite Group plc                                                  www.anite.com
Steve Rowley, Chief Executive                                     01753 804495
Christopher Humphrey, Group Finance Director

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Sara Musgrave/Helen Thomas                                       020 7076 0700




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