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O&L Acquisition PLC
04 July 2003







4 July 2003



This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in or into the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan

                                RECOMMENDED OFFER

                                      by

                              ALTIUM CAPITAL LIMITED

                                  on behalf of

                               O&L ACQUISITION PLC

      to acquire the whole of the issued and to be issued share capital of

                              OSBORNE & LITTLE PLC

                              OFFER DOCUMENT POSTED


In connection with the announcement today of the recommended offer by Altium
Capital, on behalf of O&L Acquisition, to acquire the whole of the issued and to
be issued share capital of Osborne & Little, O&L Acquisition announces that the
Offer Document and Form of Acceptance relating to the Offer have been posted to
Osborne & Little Shareholders today.


The Offer will be open for acceptance until 3.00 p.m. on 25 July 2003.


Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 4 July 2003 have the same meaning in
this announcement.

Enquiries:

Garry Levin                                      Tel: 020 7484 4040
Mark Dickenson
Alexander Church
Altium Capital Limited

Sir Peter Osborne (Chairman)                     Tel: 020 8675 2255
Peter Soar (Finance Director)
Osborne & Little PLC


The Offer (including the Share Alternative) is not being made, directly or
indirectly, in, into or from the United States, or by use of the United States
mails, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation,
facsimile transmission, telex, telephone or e-mail) of United States interstate
or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange of the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. Accordingly, this announcement,
copies of this announcement and any related documents are not being and must not
be mailed or otherwise distributed or sent in, into or from the United States,
Canada, Australia or Japan and persons receiving this document and any related
documents (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or
otherwise forward, distribute or send them in, into or from the United States,
Canada, Australia or Japan. All Osborne & Little Shareholders (including
nominees, trustees or custodians) who would, or otherwise intend to forward this
document, should inform themselves about and observe any applicable requirement.


Altium Capital, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting exclusively for O&L Acquisition as financial
adviser within the meaning of the rules of the Financial Services Authority and
for no one else in connection with the Offer and is not advising any other
person or treating any other person as its client in relation thereto and will
not be responsible to anyone other than O&L Acquisition for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Altium Capital, or for giving advice to any
other person in relation to the Offer, the contents of this announcement or any
other matter referred to herein.






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