Disposal

Anite Group PLC
28 April 2005



For immediate release 28 April 2005

Anite Group plc

Proposed disposal of Anite Austria

Reporting of results of disposed businesses

Proposed disposal of Anite Austria

Anite Group plc ('Anite' or 'the Group'), the worldwide IT solutions and
services company, today announces that it has agreed to sell Anite Consulting
GmbH ('Anite Austria'), its IT consultancy business based in Vienna, Austria, to
Softlab GmbH Austria (part of Softlab GmbH, a BMW Group Company) for a total
consideration of €3.7 million (£2.6m) payable in cash on completion. The
consideration includes €2.7 million payable in respect of the business and €1.0
million in respect of cash held within the business.

The proposed disposal is in line with Anite's stated strategy of disposing of
non-core, peripheral businesses to better focus on its three core vertical
markets of public sector, telecoms and travel. Within these markets, Anite's
delivery model is typically based upon business solutions with Anite-owned
software at their core.

It is the Board's strategy to develop the Group organically and through
acquisitions in its three core markets. In the short term the proceeds of the
disposal will be utilised for working capital purposes and will strengthen the
Group's balance sheet.

Anite Austria reported profit before tax of £0.3m (2003: £0.4m) on turnover of
£3.0m (2003: £3.6m) in the year ended 30 April 2004. In the Group's interim
results reported in December 2004, Anite Austria contributed profit before tax
of £0.2m on turnover of £1.5m. Net assets as at 31 October 2004 were £0.3m.
Anite Austria employs 33 staff out of a current total of 158 in Anite's
International division. There will be a small profit on disposal.

Completion is expected to take effect towards the end of May, subject to merger
consent approval from the Austrian regulatory authorities.

Anite intends to announce a year end trading update for its financial year ended
30 April 2005 in late May.

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

'We are pleased to have agreed this disposal. This follows the recent sales of
other peripheral businesses and is in line with our stated strategy of selling
non-core businesses. This will enable us to better focus on growth opportunities
in our core markets.'

Reporting of disposed businesses in Anite's future results

Anite confirms that it intends to report as disposed/closed businesses all the
results of the businesses that it has disposed of during its financial year
ended 30 April 2005, including Anite Austria. The contributions of these
businesses to Anite's preliminary results for the year ended 30 April 2004 and
interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2004, are listed in the
tables below:


Disposed businesses (Group)

Disposed        Date of        2003/4 £m      2003/4   2004/5 £m      2004/5
businesses      completion                    £m       interim        £m
                               full year      full     turnover       interim
                               turnover       year
                                              PBIT                    PBIT
Anite Space     Sept 2004               5.1      1.2   *              *
Datavance       Feb 2005               20.2      2.0   *              *
Anite Austria   May 2005                3.0      0.2   *              *
International
sub-total                              28.3      3.4           14.1       1.3
Anite Calculus  Nov 2004                2.5      0.1   *              *
Anite
Transport       Dec 2004                1.7      0.0   *              *
Group total                            32.5      3.5           16.1       1.6
* not disclosed
N.B. Space, Datavance and Austria were included in International; Calculus in
Telecoms, and Transport in Public Sector.

Anite's International division will continue to be reported separately. The
remaining businesses that make up the division are as follows:

Continuing businesses (International only)

Continuing            2003/4 £m          2003/4     2004/5 £m         2004/5
businesses                               £m         interim           £m
                      full year          full       turnover          interim
                      turnover           year
                                         PBIT                         PBIT
Anite Deutschland                 14.7   *          *                 *
GMO MC                             2.9   *          *                 *
Anite Finance                      3.8   *          *                 *
              Total               21.4        1.9               9.4        0.7
* not disclosed

                                    - Ends -

For further information, please contact:                     www.anite.com

Anite Group plc                                              01753 804000
Steve Rowley, Chief Executive
Christopher Humphrey, Group Finance Director

Arma Partners                                                020 7290 8100
Adam de Courcy Ling/Adam Beard

Smithfield                                                   020 7360 4900
Reg Hoare/Sara Musgrave

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