Acquisition

Tribal Group PLC
30 May 2001


Tribal Group plc ('Tribal Group' or the 'Company')

Acquisition of Austin Mayhead & Company Limited ('Austin Mayhead').

Tribal Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Austin Mayhead.  Tribal
Group has acquired 75 per cent of the issued share capital of Austin Mayhead,
with the balance of 25 per cent being retained by the Austin Mayhead
management.

Austin Mayhead provides a range of consulting services to the public sector
focusing on housing, procurement and regeneration.  Its services embrace
strategic advice, organisational development, performance improvement and
management development programmes.  Austin Mayhead works with a number of
central government departments including The Department for Education and
Employment (DfEE) and The Department of the Environment, Transport and the
Regions (DETR), and has a strong presence in the local government sector,
working with over 60 authorities.

The initial consideration of £1,090,540 is to be satisfied by:

-          the issue of 43,585 ordinary shares of 5p each in Tribal Group
          ('New Tribal Group Shares'); and

-         £965,540 in cash.

The initial consideration includes the acquisition of cash balances held by
Austin Mayhead of £215,540.

Further consideration of up to £180,000 will be paid depending upon the
performance of Austin Mayhead in the year ending 31 July 2001.  This deferred
consideration will be satisfied in cash.

Application has been made for admission of the New Tribal Group Shares to
trading on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange
('AIM').  It is expected that the New Tribal Group Shares will commence
trading on AIM on 5 June 2001.  The New Tribal Group Shares will rank pari
passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.

Commenting on the announcement, Henry Pitman, Chief Executive of Tribal Group,
said:

'I am delighted that Austin Mayhead is joining Tribal Group.  Austin Mayhead
has an excellent reputation, in both central and local government and this
acquisition further strengthens our capacity to deliver consultancy projects
across the sector.  We have been working with Austin Mayhead for some time on
joint initiatives and we now expect to be able to accelerate its development
in the local and central government sectors'.

For further information contact:

Henry Pitman, Chief Executive - Tribal Group plc - 01386 702900.

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