Issue of Equity

Anite Group PLC
07 August 2002


For immediate release                                 Wednesday, 7 August 2002


                                ANITE GROUP PLC

               Anite varies Didgicom Limited ('Didgicom') earnout 
                         providing additional certainty

Anite Group plc ('Anite' or the 'Group'), the European IT Consultancy & Services
company, indicated, at the time of its announcements on 12 July regarding the
crystallisation and variation of certain earnout payments to the sellers of
businesses acquired since 30 April 2000, that it intended to continue to review
all of the Group's remaining earnout liabilities and would update shareholders
in relation to progress made as appropriate.

Accordingly, Anite is pleased to announce today that it has entered into a
variation agreement with the sellers of Didgicom (the 'Sellers'), a specialist
in the development, supply and maintenance of bespoke travel software products,
which was acquired by Anite in June 2001.

The maximum earnout of £1.15 million payable on the achievement by Didgicom of
various profit targets in respect of the periods ending 30 April 2002 and 30
April 2003, was due to be satisfied by the issue and allotment by Anite to the
Sellers of Anite Shares at an issue price calculated by reference to the average
of the middle market price in the period leading up to their allotment.

Under the variation agreement these earnouts will be satisfied as follows:

   (i)  the 2002 earnout consideration of £300,000, which was due to be
        payable entirely in Anite Shares, shall now be payable as to £268,000 by 
        the issue and allotment to the Sellers of Anite Shares (to be valued at 
        the average mid-market price of Anite Shares for the 5 dealing days 
        prior to allotment) and as to £32,000 in cash.  In addition, Anite will 
        indemnify the Sellers in respect of certain potential liabilities up to 
        a maximum of £9,600; and
   (ii) the 2003 earnout consideration (up to a maximum of £850,000) shall
        be satisfied by the issue and allotment to the Sellers of Anite Shares 
        at a deemed price of 114p (i.e. a maximum of 745,614 Anite Shares).

John Hawkins, Chief Executive of Anite, stated:

'We have now expedited the crystallisation of the earnout obligations for
Calculus, Carus, Didgicom and Parsec, representing a significant proportion of
the Group's total potential earnout liabilities, thus bringing further certainty
for our shareholders.

'We continue to review all of the remaining earnout liabilities and will
continue to update shareholders as appropriate.'

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

Anite Group plc                                          0118 945 0129
John Hawkins, Chief Executive
Simon Hunt, Finance Director

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