AGM Statement

Harrier Group PLC
25 April 2001

           Harrier Group Announce Positive Start to FY2001 Trading



Reading, UK, Wednesday 25th April 2001 - Harrier Group plc  (AIM: HRR), a
leading provider of managed security and continuity solutions, announced today
that the company has made a strong start to the year.  During the first
quarter of 2001 orders received have exceeded trading expectations across all
sectors of the business particularly in respect to corporate infrastructure
deployment.



Substantial orders in excess of £7 Million pounds have been received from a
wide variety of industry sectors including, telecommunications, utilities,
retail, insurance and financial services, as companies look to develop and
upgrade their current business and security infrastructures. The orders
received during this period cover the broad spectrum of services and
technologies that HarrierZeuros', Harrier Group's UK operating company, focus
on which include professional and secure managed services, corporate network
infrastructure deployment and advanced data management solutions.



David Cheesman, CEO of Harrier Group comments, 'These figures confirm that
Information Protection is an increasing priority for organisations and that
our UK operating company HarrierZeuros is ideally situated to assist companies
in providing independent Security led solutions that reflect our clients
requirements across multiple technology and business disciplines.'



Looking ahead to the future Harrier Group expect to see a continuation in the
growth of network security and advanced data management and an increasing
requirement for secure managed services to enable organisations to maintain a
high level of Information Protection and business continuity.