Response to Offer by Barker

Claims Direct PLC
27 June 2001


                                PRESS RELEASE


Claims Direct plc

27 June 2001


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Response to the announcement of an offer

David Hickey and David Hankinson the independent directors of Claims Direct
plc (the 'Company') note the announcement today of a cash offer to be made by
KPMG Corporate Finance on behalf of Barker Securities plc ('Barker Securities')
to acquire all of the issued and to be issued share capital of the Company
other than the shares already owned by the directors of Barker Securities ('
the Offer').  The Offer will be 10 pence in cash for each ordinary share of
the Company and values the Company's shares subject to the Offer at
approximately £11.1 million.



Barker Securities is a company formed by Tony Sullman and Colin Poole, the
non-executive Chairman and deputy Chairman of the Company for the purpose of
making the Offer.



The independent directors are awaiting the offer document and strongly urge
shareholders to take no action at this stage.



A further announcement will be made in due course.

Press Enquiries

Claims Direct plc
David Hankinson                                            [phone]
David Hickey                                               [phone]



Investec Henderson Crosthwaite

(a division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited)
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David Currie                                               [phone]




Golin/Harris Ludgate

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Investec Henderson Crosthwaite is a division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited,
which is regulated in the United Kingdom by The Securities and Futures
Authority, is acting for Claims Direct plc and no-one else in connection with
the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Claims Direct plc
for providing the protections afforded to customers of Investec Henderson
Crosthwaite, nor for providing advice to any other person in relation to the
Offer.