Rule 8.3 - DCS GROUP PLC

FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        Mr Christopher Matthews
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              DCS
Class of relevant security    Ordinary
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               13 April 2006


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                      Long                Short

                              Number        (%)        Number        (%)

(1) Relevant securities       125000        0.40                     n/a

(2)  Derivatives (other  than n/a                                    n/a
options)

(3) Options and agreements    n/a                                    n/a
to purchase/sell

Total                         125000        0.40                     n/a


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:           Long                Short

                              Number                Number
                                               (%)                   (%)
(1) Relevant securities         n/a                   n/a

(2)  Derivatives (other  than   n/a                   n/a
options)

(3) Options and agreements      n/a                   n/a
to purchase/sell

Total                           n/a                   n/a


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details

n/a                           n/a




3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale            Number of securities    Price per unit (Note
                                                 5)

Sales                    25,000                  0.22p
Sales                    200,000                 0.215p
Sales                    25,000                  0.2225p




(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short       Number of securities   Price per unit
name,         (Note 6)         (Note 7)               (Note 5)
e.g. CFD

n/a           n/a              n/a                    n/a



(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)
n/a             n/a               n/a                 n/a       n/a             n/a      n/a



(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per
option                                           unit (Note 5)

n/a                      n/a                     n/a



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 8)                                         applicable) (Note 5)

n/a                      n/a                     n/a


4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between
the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting
rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this
form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or
disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred
to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be stated.

None


Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         18/4/06
Contact name                               Brian Gray, Barclays
                                           Stockbrokers
Telephone number                           0141 352 3357
If a connected EFM, name of                n/a
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of        n/a
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk