Purchase of own shares

Anite Group PLC
21 July 2006


Under embargo until 7:00                                     Friday 21 July 2006



                                Anite Group plc

                             Purchase of own shares

Anite Group plc announces that on 20 July 2006 it purchased for cancellation
250,000 ordinary shares of 10p each. The highest price paid was 71p, the lowest
price paid was 71p and the average price paid was 71p.


For further information, please contact:                     www.anite.com

Anite Group plc                                              01753 804000
Christopher Humphrey, Group Finance Director

Smithfield                                                   020 7360 4900
Reg Hoare




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