Trading Statement

Anite Group PLC 22 May 2007 Tuesday, 22 May 2007 Anite Group plc Year End Trading Update Anite Group plc ('Anite' or 'the Group'), the worldwide IT solutions and services company, today announces a trading update for its financial year ended 30 April 2007. Anite's results (before amortisation of intangible assets and exceptional items) are expected to be in line with the Board's expectations. Year end net debt stood at £22.6m (2006: net cash £36.3m), reflecting the cost of the acquisitions of Nemo and Invenova and the SoV settlement. The Group expects to report its preliminary results for the year in early July 2007. Commenting on today's update, Steve Rowley, Anite's Chief Executive, stated: 'We finished last year strongly and look forward to reporting a good set of final results in July. The transformation of Anite from a UK-centric, public sector and IT consulting and services business into a leading global software business with a stronger focus on wireless telecoms continues.' - Ends - Anite Group plc www.anite.com Steve Rowley, Chief Executive 01753 804000 Christopher Humphrey, Group Finance Director Smithfield 020 7360 4900 Reg Hoare/Tania Wild Print resolution images are available for the media to view and download from www.vismedia.co.uk Notes to editors Anite is an international IT solutions and services company whose primary business is the provision of business critical solutions based on its deep sector knowledge of the wireless telecoms, public sector, and travel markets. These solutions almost always include at their core the supply of Anite-owned software products. The Group offers a comprehensive service to its customers, including implementation, systems integration, maintenance and managed services, enabling it to maximise customer satisfaction and financial returns. Headquartered in the UK, the Group now employs around 1,300 staff in 12 countries across Europe, America, and Asia Pacific. Anite solutions are recognised as market leaders in their fields: • all the leading global mobile phone manufacturers use Anite software • 3 out of 4 UK Local Authorities use Anite applications • around 40% of UK package holiday bookings were made using Anite software and managed services in 2005 Wireless (formerly Telecoms) Anite provides specialist systems and software for mobile phone network simulation and handset testing, and following the recent acquisition of Nemo, testing solutions for measurement and analysis of air interface between mobile terminals and radio access network around the globe, for leading mobile phone manufacturers, operators, component manufacturers and test houses. Public Sector Anite is a market leader in software and solutions to key parts of local government, such as local tax collection, benefits payments, housing management and social care solutions - as well as an important supplier of secure information solutions to the law enforcement markets. Travel Anite is the UK's leading travel technology solution providers for tour operators, air fare consolidators, and cruise, ferry, motor and rail inclusive operators. Anite Deutschland (formerly International) Anite's German consultancy business focuses on IT consultancy and systems integration in a range of vertical markets including finance, telecoms and public sector. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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