Acquisition of Publishers Communication Group

Delyn Group PLC
1 June 2000


Delyn Group Plc (to be renamed ingenta plc) to Acquire
Publishers Communication Group

June 1, 2000 - ingenta, the global research gateway, today
announced that it has agreed to acquire privately-held
Publishers Communication Group, Inc. (PCG). The company
provides marketing services to publishers, negotiating
electronic licensing arrangements and helping them promote
sales of individual titles to library markets in the US and
Europe.

The acquisition complements ingenta's existing range of
services which help publishers to host and serve their
material online and sell individual articles to libraries and
end users over the Web.

The terms of the acquisition include payment of up to US
Dollar 1.5million in cash, subject to adjustment to the extent
that audited net assets as at 31 May 2000 differ from US
Dollar 150,000. In the year to 31 March 2000, PCG generated
sales of US Dollar 1 million and pro forma adjusted profits
before tax of US Dollar 168,000.

'There is considerable synergy between PCG and ingenta,' said
Mark Rowse, ingenta's CEO.  'PCG offers services which help
publishers generate revenues from the sale of subscriptions to
their titles. It is also performing a crucial role in
negotiating licenses between libraries and publishers for the
delivery of electronic information. The acquisition therefore
consolidates our position as a generator of revenues for
publishers, both through pay per view and the more traditional
subscription-based business model.'

PCG, which is based close to ingenta's offices in Cambridge,
Mass, supplements ingenta's current service offering to
publishers by adding a subscription sales, marketing and
consulting element.  Through its  international network of
library contacts, PCG helps their clients, including
publishers such as John Wiley, American Institute of Physics
and MCB University Press, grow their businesses, develop
stronger relationships with libraries, and generate and retain
library subscriptions for their journals. PCG's staff  provide
sales representation, conduct on-site visits, undertake
telemarketing programs, sell advertising space in journals,
perform market research and run focus groups.

'PCG is excited about working with ingenta to continue
providing our clients with marketing services to libraries
worldwide,' commented Doug Wright, vice president and general
manager of PCG.  'By adding PCG's services to ingenta's
current service offering, we will be able to offer publishers
a wider menu of programs, from marketing and sales right
through to digital content management and online delivery. '


About ingenta

ingenta is the global research gateway serving the online
information needs of over 1.4 million visitors a month. It
provides a free online search service of published content
from reliable research sources not freely searchable elsewhere
on the Web and is one of the UK's top 20 Web services.  For
publishers of professional and academic periodicals and
journals, it provides a suite of services including data
conversion, secure online hosting and distribution of this
material to subscribers and pay-per-view customers.

As well as providing Web users with a broad based article
search and delivery service through www.ingenta.com, ingenta
also develops subject-focused e-communities, built in
conjunction with societies, publishers and university presses.

In March 2000 ingenta merged with the UnCover Inc and in May
2000 it became listed on the AIM market of the London Stock
Exchange.

Links:

http://www.ingenta.com
http.//www.pcgplus.com

CONTACTS

Mark Rowse               Carolyn Dougherty             Gemma Coxedge
CEO ingenta plc          Sales Director ingenta plc    Fodor Wyllie
01865 314800             01865 314800                  020 8541 4082
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Ludgate Communications
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