RNS Number:9211N
Alphameric PLC
24 July 2003

24 July 2003


Alphameric plc

Offer Document Posted


THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO THE
UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN


Recommended Offer by Investec Investment Banking on behalf of Alphameric plc
("Alphameric") for Compass Software Group plc ("Compass")




Further to the announcement on 18 July 2003 of the recommended offer by Investec
Investment Banking on behalf of Alphameric for the entire issued and to be
issued share capital of Compass, Investec Investment Banking announces that the
Offer Document was posted to Compass Shareholders on 23 July 2003.


The Offer will be open for acceptance until 3.00p.m. on 13 August 2003


Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 23 July 2003, have the same meaning in
this announcement.



Enquiries                                                       Telephone

Alphameric plc                                                  01483 293986

Alan Morecambe, Group Chief Executive

Mike McLaren, Group Managing Director

Investec Investment Banking                                     020 7597 5970

Gareth Thomas, Director of Corporate Finance

Patrick Robb, Director of Corporate Broking


This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute, or form part of,
an offer or an invitation to purchase securities.


The Offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into, or by the use of
the mails, or by any means of instrumentality (including without limitation,
facsimile transmission, electronic mail, telex or telephone) of interstate or
foreign commerce, or of any facility of a national securities exchange, of the
United States, Canada, Australia and Japan. Accordingly, copies of this
announcement are not being mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in or into or
from the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan and persons receiving such
documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute or
send them in or into such jurisdictions.


Investec Investment Banking, a division of Investec Bank (UK) Limited, which is
regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting
exclusively for Alphameric as financial adviser in relation to the Offer and is
not acting for any other person in relation to such Offer. Investec Investment
Banking will not be responsible to anyone other than Alphameric for providing
the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to
the contents of this announcement or any arrangement referred to herein.


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