New Contract Award

Mercury Group PLC
22 November 2005



                               MERCURY GROUP PLC
                           ('Mercury' or the 'Group')

                                   announces

                               New Contract Award

Mercury Group plc, the integrated property services group, is pleased to
announce that it has entered into a three year contract with Vincos Limited, for
the provision of property services. Vincos Limited trades as Consensus Business
Group (CBG) and is managed by Vincent Tchenguiz. Under the terms of the
contract Mercury Group will receive £1.8m over three years.

The Directors of Mercury, excluding Stephen Russell who acts as a consultant for
CBG, consider, having consulted with KBC Peel Hunt Ltd, that the terms of the
contract are fair and reasonable in so far as Mercury's shareholders are
concerned.

Pendana Limited holds a 25.0 per cent interest (including the related voting
rights) in Mercury via a contract for difference written by KBC Peel Hunt Ltd.
Pendana and Vincos are both ultimately owned by Investec Trust (Guernsey)
Limited as Trustees of the Tchenguiz Family Trust, to which CBG provides
advisory services to in respect of numerous investments held by such trust.

Enquiries:

David J Williams                          T: 020 7422 6585
Mercury Group plc

Katie Tzouliadis                          T: 020 7448 1000
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NOTES TO EDITORS

About Mercury Group PLC

Mercury Group, which is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative
Investment Market (AIM), provides a wide range of professional services to the
real estate industry. Its services address all the major stages of the property
lifecycle from initial acquisition, design and construction to ongoing property
and facilities management and eventual disposal.







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