Possible Offer for Compel

Computacenter PLC
1 June 2000


Computacenter seeks to make recommended offer for Compel

The   Board   of   Computacenter  plc   ('Computacenter')
announces  that it has recently approached the  Board  of
Compel  Group plc ('Compel') with a conditional  proposal
to  acquire  the whole of Compel at a price of  275p  per
share  in  cash,  valuing  Compel  at  approximately  £85
million.   The making of an offer at this price  and  the
confirmation of its terms is subject to (i) Computacenter
receiving  certain limited due diligence  information  in
relation   to   Compel   and  such  information   proving
satisfactory to Computacenter; and (ii) Compel's Board of
Directors recommending the offer for acceptance.*

Currently, the Board of Compel has not agreed to  provide
the    due   diligence   information   requested.    This
announcement  is  being made to facilitate  a  more  open
discussion  with Compel's shareholders on the attractions
of Computacenter's proposal.

Mike  Norris,  chief executive of Computacenter  said  'I
continue  to  hope that the Compel Board will  co-operate
with   our  approach.   An  offer  would  provide  Compel
shareholders  with  the  opportunity  to   exit,   at   a
significant  premium to the current share  price  and  in
cash,  from  a  market which is both scale sensitive  and
consolidating'.

*   It  should  be noted that Computacenter reserves  the
right  to  waive  either  or both  of  the  preconditions
referred to above and that even if such preconditions are
satisfied  (or  waived) an offer will not necessarily  be
made.


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