SDX Sdx Energy Plc

RNS No 2561q
SDX BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC
14th July 1998

Not for release, distribution or publication in or into Canada, Australia or  
Japan                                                                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
                           Lucent Technologies plc                            
                                ("Lucent plc")                                
                                                                              
                          Recommended Cash Offer for                          
                                                                              
                           SDX Business Systems plc                           
                                   ("SDX")                                    
                           
                                                   
                          Offer Wholly Unconditional                          



Lucent plc announces that its recommended cash offer to acquire the entire
issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of SDX (the "Offer") has been
declared wholly unconditional. The Offer will remain open for acceptances
until further notice.

The consideration payable to accepting SDX shareholders is expected to be
despatched on or before 27 July, 1998 in respect of acceptances received 
by 13 July, 1998 which are valid and complete in all respects or within 14
days of the date of receipt in respect of further acceptances which are 
valid and complete in all respects.

Acceptances

By 3.00 pm on 13 July, 1998, valid acceptances of the Offer had been received
in respect of 30,053,888 SDX shares (representing approximately 84.63 per
cent. of the issued share capital of SDX).

Further information

The Directors of SDX have irrevocably undertaken to accept the Offer in
respect of the entire respective holdings of themselves, and their wives and
their related trusts amounting in aggregate to 9,124,805 SDX shares
representing approximately 25.7 per cent. of SDX's issued ordinary share
capital.  Acceptances in respect of these shares are included in the
acceptances referred to above.

Save as disclosed above neither Lucent plc nor any person deemed to be 
acting in concert with Lucent plc held any SDX shares (or rights over 
such shares) as at the day before the announcement of the Offer, or has 
either acquired or agreed to acquire any SDX shares (or rights over such
shares) since then.

SDX shareholders who have not yet accepted the Offer are urged to 
complete and return their Forms of Acceptance as soon as possible.


Press Enquiries:

Lucent plc Technologies Inc.       Jennifer Samuel              0171 647 8025
                                   Marianne Carlton        (001) 908 953 7520

Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited       Piers de Montfort            0171 425 5007



Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited, which is regulated by The Securities and Futures
Authority Limited, is acting for Lucent Technologies Inc. ("Lucent") and
Lucent plc and for no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be
responsible to anyone other than Lucent and Lucent plc for providing the
protections afforded to customers of Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited nor for 
giving advice in relation to the Offer.


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