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Paras Ltd & RPS Group PLC	Update Date: 10/17/08
Date Announced: 10/10/08
Value (million $USD): 10.7 million U.S. Dollar 6.2 million British Pound

Status: Completed

TRANSACTION DETAILS
Date Announced	10/10/08
Date Originally Announced	10/10/08
Format	Merger	Acquisition techniques	Not Applicable
Attitude	Friendly	Agency	n/a
Value	10.7 million U.S. Dollar 6.2 million British Pound	Advisor Fees	n/a

SYNOPSIS

UK - RPS Group PLC (RG) acquired the entire share capital of Paras Ltd, a Ryde-based provider of consulting services, for 6.23 mil British pounds ($10.652 mil US). The consideration consisted of 3.5 mil pounds ($5.984 mil) in cash, up to 1.7 mil pounds ($2.907 mil) in profit-related payments and the issuance of 0.513 mil new ordinary shares valued at 1.03 mil pounds ($1.761 mil). The shares were valued based on RG's closing stock price of 2.008 pounds ($3.433) on October 9, the full trading day prior to the announcement.

TARGET
Name	Paras Ltd
Industries	Management consulting services
City	Ryde, Isle Of Wight
State	n/a
Nation	United Kingdom
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Private
Business Description	Paras Ltd, based in Ryde, UK, provides information management and strategy consulting services to the energy sector. The company concentrates on strategy, business process and information systems implementation consulting to the oil and gas industry. It works with major international energy companies to help define and implement succesful exploration investment strategies worldwide. It also assists companies in managing their information more effectively. The company was established in 1993.
Advisors	NULL
Target Sales	n/a

ACQUIROR
Name	RPS Group PLC (London : RPS)
Industries	Business consulting services, nec; Services, nec
City	Abingdon, Oxfordshire
State	n/a
Nation	United Kingdom
Incorporated in	n/a
Public Status	Public
Business Description	RPS Group PLC, located in Abingdon, UK, provides engineering and environmental consultancy services such as environmental planning, environmental engineering, safety, health and safety, occupational hygiene and design focusing on agricultural development and land-use and other related professional disciplines such as oilfield geosciences, town planning, environmental assessment, transport planning, civil engineering, building and urban design, health and safety, environmental monitoring and water management. It has operations in United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Netherlands, Australia and Canada. The company was founded in 1970.
Advisors	NULL
Acquiror Sales	720.3 million U.S. Dollar 362.7 million British Pound

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