Completion of Disposal

Acal PLC
17 December 2007







FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           17 DECEMBER 2007



                                    ACAL plc
                                        


        (Leading pan-European, value-added technology based distributor
         providing specialist design-in, sales and marketing services)



                     DISPOSAL OF ACAL IT SOLUTIONS BUSINESS
                           FOR £41 MILLION COMPLETED



Acal plc confirms that the sale of its IT Solutions business to Avnet, Inc. has
been completed as described in the previous announcement dated 27 September 2007
and the circular to shareholders dated 28 September 2007.





For further information:-

Tony Laughton - Chief Executive                          01483 544500


Jim Virdee - Finance Director                            01483 544500


Brian Coleman-Smith/James Verstringhe

Cubitt Consulting                                        020 7367 5100





Notes to Editors:


1        The Acal Group is a leading European technology based distributor
providing specialist design-in, sales, marketing and other services at present
through three divisions: Electronics, Parts Services and IT Solutions. Its
value-added philosophy and geographic coverage enables Acal to provide
specialist knowledge and support to customers on a pan-European basis.


2        Design-in is the process by which Acal's sales engineers work with
customers and suppliers to procure components which meet the specific technical
and performance needs of the customers.


3        Acal has operating companies in the UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany,
France, Italy, Spain and Scandinavia. Westech Electronics, an associated
company, is based in Singapore and covers the Far East region.



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