Recommended Offer

Quadnetics Group PLC
30 September 2005


QUADNETICS GROUP PLC (the 'Company')
30 SEPTEMBER 2005


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN


QUADNETICS GROUP PLC
RECOMMENDED OFFER FOR PROTEC PLC

Posting of Offer Document

Quadnetics Group Plc ('Quadnetics') has today posted the offer document for the 
recommended offer by Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd ('Brewin Dolphin') on behalf 
of Quadnetics for the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Protec Plc 
('Protec'), which was announced on 23 September 2005 (the 'Offer').  Quadnetics 
has also published today an equivalent document in relation to the Offer 
pursuant to paragraph 1.2.2R(2) of the Prospectus Rules published by the 
Financial Services Authority. The first closing date of the Offer is 21 October 
2005.

In addition, an extraordinary general meeting of the members of Quadnetics has 
been convened in connection with the Offer, by means of a circular posted today 
to the shareholders of Quadnetics. The extraordinary general meeting will be 
held at the offices of Brewin Dolphin at 5 Giltspur Street, London EC1A 9BD at 
10:00 am on 17 October 2005.



Enquiries

Quadnetics                                                     01527 850080
Russ Singleton, Chief Executive
Nigel Poultney, Finance Director

Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd                                  0113 241 0130
(Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Quadnetics)
Neil Baldwin
Keith Williams

Protec                                                         01923 211550
Bill Moir, Chief Executive

Teather & Greenwood                                            020 7246 9000
(Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Protec)
Jeff Keating
Rob Naylor

Media Enquiries

Abchurch Communications                                        0207 398 7700
Chris Munden
Ariane Comstive



Copies of the offer document, the equivalent document and a form of acceptance 
for use by holders of the ordinary shares in Protec are available, free of 
charge, at the office of Quadnetics, North Court House, Morton Bagot, Studley, 
Warwickshire B80 7EL and at the offices of Brewin Dolphin 34 Lisbon Street, 
Leeds LS1 4LX. This announcement is not a prospectus but an advertisement. The 
holders of ordinary shares in Protec should not accept the Offer except on the 
basis set out in the offer document, the equivalent document and the form of 
acceptance.

This announcement is issued by Brewin Dolphin which is authorised and regulated 
in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority. Brewin Dolphin is 
acting exclusively for Quadnetics and is acting for no one else in connection 
with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Quadnetics for 
providing the protections afforded to customers of Brewin Dolphin nor for 
providing advice in relation to the Offer.




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