Offer Update

Huveaux PLC
25 August 2005

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For immediate release                                            25 August 2005





                              Recommended Offer by

                     Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Limited

                                  on behalf of

                          Huveaux PLC ('Huveaux') for

                            Epic Group plc ('Epic')


                    Posting of compulsory acquisition notice



Huveaux announces that as at 3.00 p.m. on 25 August 2005, valid acceptances of
the Offer had been received in respect of 21,802,647 Epic Shares, representing
approximately 90.16 per cent. of the existing issued ordinary share capital of
Epic.



As valid acceptances of the Offer have been received in respect of more than 90
per cent. in value of Epic Shares to which the Offer relates, Huveaux intends to
apply the provisions of sections 428-430F of the Companies Act 1985 to acquire
compulsorily all outstanding Epic Shares under the terms of the Offer.
Accordingly, Huveaux will be shortly posting formal notices under section 429 of
the Companies Act 1985 to Epic Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer.



The Offer will remain open until further notice.



As previously announced, application has been made to the London Stock Exchange
for the trading of Epic Shares on AIM to be cancelled.  The cancellation of
admission will take effect on 20 September 2005.



Words and expressions defined in the Offer Document dated 28 July 2005 shall
have the same meaning when used in this announcement.  Copies of the documents
posted to Epic Shareholders on 28 July 2005 are available for inspection at the
Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority at The Financial Services
Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, London  E14 5HS.



Enquiries:

Huveaux                                                            020 7245 0270
John van Kuffeler, Executive Chairman

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (Financial advisor to Huveaux)      020 7623 8000
Charles Batten
Joe Thompson

Finsbury (Public Relations advisor to Huveaux)                     020 7251 3801
James Leviton
Katie Lang
Don Hunter



Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, which is authorised and regulated by the
Financial Services Authority, is acting for Huveaux and for no-one else in
connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Huveaux for providing the protections afforded to customers of Dresdner
Kleinwort Wasserstein, or for providing advice in relation to the Offer or any
matters referred to herein.


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