Offer Update

Quadnetics Group PLC
19 October 2005

Quadnetics Group PLC
19 October 2005

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RECOMMENDED OFFER FOR PROTEC PLC

As at 1.00pm on 18 October 2005, valid acceptances had been received in respect
of 62,855,079 Protec Shares (representing approximately 39.15 per cent. of
Protec's issued share capital).

Prior to the posting of the Offer Document, Quadnetics had received irrevocable
undertakings from the Protec Directors and certain other Protec Shareholders to
accept the Offer in respect of, in aggregate, 99,758,979 Protec Shares
representing 62.15 per cent. of the existing issued Protec Shares.  Of these
irrevocable undertakings the Board has received valid acceptances from, in
aggregate, 55,415,275 Protec Shares, representing 34.52 per cent of the existing
issued Protec Shares.

The Company has received signed forms of acceptance from the remaining Protec
Shareholders who gave irrevocable undertakings totalling 44,343,702 Protec
Shares representing 27.63 per cent. of the Protec Shares, and expects to receive
the documents of title related to these shares shortly.

The Quadnetics Board announces that it is lowering its valid acceptance
condition from 75 per cent. to 50 per cent. of the Protec Shares to which the
Offer relates.

A further announcement will be made on or before 21 October 2005, being the
first closing date of the Offer.

Enquiries

Quadnetics                                                     01527 850080
Russ Singleton, Chief Executive
Nigel Poultney, Finance Director

Brewin Dolphin Securities Ltd                                  0113 241 0130
(Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Quadnetics)
Neil Baldwin
Keith Williams

Protec                                                         01923 211550
Bill Moir, Chief Executive

Teather & Greenwood                                            020 7246 9000
(Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker to Protec)
Jeff Keating
Rob Naylor

Media Enquiries

Abchurch Communications                                        0207 398 7700
Chris Munden
Ariane Comstive


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