Issue of Equity

ATA Group PLC
06 August 2002

ATA GROUP PLC
6 AUGUST 2002

ATA GROUP PLC ('ATA' OR THE 'COMPANY')
ISSUE OF EQUITY


The company has issued and allotted 40,412 new ordinary 1p shares in relation to
the scrip dividend for the year ended 31 December 2001. Application has been
made to the London Stock Exchange for the shares to be admitted to trading.  The
new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares of
the Company. Trading is expected to commence on AIM on 7 August 2002.

Pursuant to these shares being admitted to trading John R Hustler's, Deputy
Chairman, shareholding will change as follows:


   Name of Holder      Original Holding   Scrip Dividend take    Enlarged Holding    % of enlarged share
                                                   up                                      capital

John Hustler                7,500                 357                 7,857                 0.10
Hustler Venture             5,000                 238                 5,238                 0.06
Partners
Total                       12,500                595                 13,095                0.16



The Company has been informed that pursuant to the scrip dividend shares being
admitted to trading Graham Chivers, who has taken up 26,428 new ordinary shares
under the scrip dividend, will now hold 573,428 ordinary 1p shares in the
Company representing 7.06 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital of the
Company.

The Company has also been informed by letter dated 16 July 2002 by Gartmore that
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd acquired 275,000 ordinary 1p shares in the
Company on 10 July 2002 which represents 3.4 per cent. of the issued share
capital of the Company. The beneficial owner name of this holding is the West
Midlands Metro Pension Fund Ethical Portfolio.


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