Acquisition

Huveaux PLC
06 October 2005

                          HUVEAUX PLC (the 'Company')

                Completion of acquisition of J B Bailliere Sante

On 21 July 2005, Huveaux PLC announced the proposed acquisition of the entire
issued share capital and debt of COPEF S.A., comprising the business of
J B Bailliere Sante (a leading publisher in the French medical press sector),
for €11.5 million (£7.9 million) in cash.

The Company is pleased to announce that, following satisfaction of a mandatory
Works Council consultation programme and certain conditions precedent, the
acquisition has today been completed.

6 October 2005


Enquiries:

John van Kuffeler, Executive Chairman                 020 7245 0270
Jean-Marie Simon, Directeur General, Huveaux EU       [phone]

James Leviton, Finsbury Limited                       020 7251 3801









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