Offer Update

Eckoh Technologies PLC 01 September 2003 Not for release, publication or distribution in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Recommended Offer by Evolution Beeson Gregory on behalf of Eckoh Technologies plc to acquire the whole of the issued and to be issued share capital of Intelliplus Group plc Level of acceptance and extension of Offer For Immediate Release 1 September 2003 Eckoh is pleased to announce that as at 3.00p.m. (London time) on 30 August 2003, the first closing date of the Offer by Eckoh for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Intelliplus, valid acceptances of the Offer had been received from the holders of, in aggregate, 860,907,436 Intelliplus Shares, representing approximately 71.63 per cent. of the issued share capital of Intelliplus. Prior to making the Offer, Eckoh had received irrevocable undertakings from certain Intelliplus Shareholders and Intelliplus Directors to accept the Offer in respect of, in aggregate 608,187,977 Intelliplus Shares, representing approximately 50.61 per cent of the issued share capital for Intelliplus. The Offer has been extended and will remain open for acceptance until 3.00p.m. on 13 September 2003. Intelliplus Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer are urged to complete and return their Form of Acceptance (and supporting documents) as soon as possible. Additional Forms of Acceptance are available from Capita IRG on 0870 162 3100. For further enquiries, please contact: Eckoh Technologies plc Martin Turner, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 08701 100 700 Nik Philpot, Chief Operating Officer Brian McArthur Muscroft, Group Finance Director Intelliplus Group Plc Mike Neville, Chairman Tel: 07775 606 175 Stuart Duncan, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 0870 880 2020 Buchanan Communications Mark Edwards/Jeremy Garcia Tel: 020 7466 5000 Evolution Beeson Gregory Michael Brennan/Matt Wood Tel: 020 7488 4040 Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 9 August 2003, have the same meaning in this press release unless the context otherwise requires. Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, which is regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Intelliplus in connection with the Offer and no-one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Intelliplus, for providing the protections afforded to customers of Grant Thornton Corporate Finance, nor for giving advice in relation to the Offer. Evolution Beeson Gregory, which is regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Eckoh and no-one else in connection with the Offer. Evolution Beeson Gregory is not acting for, and will not be responsible to anyone other than Eckoh for providing the protections afforded to customers of Evolution Beeson Gregory or for providing advice in relation to the Offer or in relation to the contents of the Offer Document or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein. The Offer referred to in this announcement will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other jurisdiction if to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws of such jurisdiction and the Offer cannot be accepted from or within the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan or any other such jurisdiction. 1 September 2003 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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