Result of AGM/Chairman's Stmt

ATA Group PLC
27 April 2000


                                  
                            ATA Group Plc

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 27 April 2000
at 12 noon, all resolutions were duly passed by shareholders.

At the meeting Bill Douie, the Group Chairman, commented:

'I  am pleased to confirm that trading in the first quarter of  2000
has  continued  the recovery shown in the second half  of  1999  and
compares  well with the corresponding period of last year, with  all
divisions performing to expectation.

'Reorientating the contingency database and consultancy companies by
increasing  their  exposure towards sectors  such  as  telecoms  and
software,  where  skill  shortages  persist,  continues  to  have  a
beneficial  effect  on these companies and also has  the  effect  of
reducing  their exposure to manufacturing. Although as a company  we
are  little affected directly by problems in the motor industry,  we
anticipate that sentiment in vulnerable areas will deteriorate to  a
degree.  Accordingly, we continue to place greater emphasis  on  non
motor  business  in  our Midlands branches.   Meanwhile,  the  Sloan
Shrago acquisition has bolstered the training business.

'I  am encouraged by the progress in the development of our internet
recruitment site.  We have finalised the design of phase one and  we
expect to be in a position to go live by the end of the first half.

'The outlook for the remainder of 2000 continues satisfactorily with
demand in all recruitment areas remaining strong.'

                                                       27 April 2000

ENQUIRIES:

ATA Group plc                         Tel: [phone]
Bill Douie, Chairman

College Hill                          Tel: [phone]
Giles Cooper
[e-mail]