Offer Document Posted

RNS Number:3174E
Optimisa PLC
21 September 2007




For immediate release
                                                           21 September 2007


THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR
IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CANADA, JAPAN OR
AUSTRALIA OR ANY RESTRICTED JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO THE SAME WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION


                    Recommended Cash Offer for eq group plc

                                       by

                            Noble & Company Limited

                                  on behalf of

                                  Optimisa plc

              Posting of Offer Document and notice of Optimisa EGM


Further to the announcement made on 14 September 2007 of a recommended cash
offer by Optimisa plc ("Optimisa") to acquire the entire issued and to be issued
share capital of eq group plc ("eq"), Optimisa announces that the offer document
containing the full terms and conditions of the Offer (the "Offer Document") has
been posted to eq Shareholders today, together with the Form of Acceptance.

The first closing date of the Offer is 3.00 p.m. on 12 October 2007.

If you hold eq Shares in certificated form, to accept the Offer before the first
closing date you should complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance as soon
as possible and, in any event, so as to be received by Capita Registrars,
Corporate Actions, The Registry, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 4TU no
later than 3 p.m. on 12 October 2007.

To accept the Offer in respect of eq Shares held in uncertificated form (that
is, in CREST) you must make your acceptance electronically through CREST so that
the TTE instruction settles no later than 3 p.m. on 12 October 2007. If you are
a CREST sponsored member, you must refer to your CREST sponsor before taking any
action as only your CREST sponsor will be able to send the necessary TTE
instructions to CRESTCo in relation to your eq Shares.

Copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance are available for
inspection (during normal business hours only) from Noble & Company Limited, 120
Old Broad Street, London, EC2N 1AR throughout the period during which the Offer
remains open for acceptance.

The Board of Optimisa also announces that it has today dispatched a circular
(the "Circular") and notice of an extraordinary general meeting to Optimisa
Shareholders. The Circular contains information on the proposed Placing to raise
approximately #7.8 million which is being carried out to fund the consideration
for the Offer and the proposed resolutions to increase the authorised share
capital of Optimisa and grant the Directors the necessary authorities to effect
the Placing. Further details of the Placing, together with the notice convening
the Optimisa EGM to be held at the registered office of Optimisa at 209-215
Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NL at 9.30 a.m. on 15 October 2007, are set out in
the Circular.

Copies of the Circular are being posted to Optimisa Shareholders today, and are
available from the offices of Optimisa's Nominated Adviser and Broker, Noble &
Company Limited, 5th Floor, 120 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1AR, free of
charge, from today and for a period of one month following the date of admission
of the new ordinary shares to be allotted under the Placing.

Terms defined in the Offer Document have the same meanings in this announcement.

Copies of the Circular and Offer Document shall also be available from
Optimisa's website in accordance with Rule 26 of the AIM Rules for Companies.



Enquiries:

Optimisa plc                                                +44 (0) 20 7960 3320
Ron Littleboy, Non-Executive Chairman

Noble & Company Limited (financial adviser, 
Nominated Adviser and Broker to Optimisa)                   +44 (0) 20 7763 2200

Nick Naylor
Brian Stockbridge

eq group plc                                                +44 (0) 7747 032 478
Bob Bond, Chief Executive


Evolution Securities Limited 
(financial adviser and broker to eq)                        +44 (0) 113 243 1619

Joanne Lake
Angus Gladish


Noble & Company Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom
by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Optimisa plc and
no one else in connection with the Offer and the Placing and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Optimisa plc for providing the protections
afforded to customers of Noble & Company Limited nor for providing advice in
relation to the Offer, the Placing or any matter referred to herein.

Evolution Securities Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for eq group
plc and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to
anyone other than eq group plc for providing the protections afforded to
customers of Evolution Securities Limited nor for providing advice in relation
to the Offer or any matter referred to herein.

This announcement is not intended to, and does not constitute or form any part
of, an offer or an invitation to purchase any securities or the solicitation of
an offer to purchase any securities in any jurisdiction pursuant to the Offer or
otherwise. The Offer will be made solely through the Offer Document and (in
relation to eq Shares in certificated form) the Form of Acceptance, which will
together contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details
of how to accept the Offer. Any acceptance or other response to the Offer should
be made only on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document and
(in relation to eq Shares in certificated form) the Form of Acceptance.

The laws of relevant jurisdictions may affect the availability of the Offer to
persons not resident in the United Kingdom. In particular the Offer will not be
made directly or indirectly in or into the United States, Canada, Australia,
Japan or any Restricted Jurisdiction.  Persons who are not resident in the
United Kingdom or who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the
United Kingdom should inform themselves about and observe any applicable legal
and regulatory requirements. Further details in relation to overseas eq
Shareholders are contained in the Offer Document. If you are in any doubt, you
should consult your professional adviser in the relevant jurisdiction without
delay.

This announcement, including information included or incorporated by reference
in this announcement, may contain 'forward-looking statements' concerning the
Offer and statements regarding Optimisa's plans, objectives and expected
performance.  Generally, the words 'will', 'may', 'should', 'could', 'would',
'can', 'continue', 'opportunity', 'believes', 'expects', 'intends',
'anticipates', 'estimates' or similar expressions identify forward-looking
statements.  The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements. Many of these risks and uncertainties relate to
factors that are beyond Optimisa and eq's abilities to control or estimate
precisely, such as future market conditions and the behaviours of other market
participants, and therefore undue reliance should not be placed on such
statements.  Optimisa and eq assume no obligation for and do not intend to
update these forward-looking statements, except as required pursuant to
applicable law.

The Directors of Optimisa accept responsibility for the information contained in
this announcement (other than the information relating to eq group, the eq
Directors, members of their immediate families, related trusts and connected
persons). To the best of the knowledge and the belief of the Directors of
Optimisa (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case),
the information contained in this announcement for which they are responsible is
in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the
import of that information.




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