TGIS Thomas Grp., Inc. (MM)

Irving-based Thomas Group (Nasdaq:TGIS), a leading operations and process improvement firm, has been ranked the "Number One Fast Track Company in Dallas/Fort Worth by The Dallas Morning News. "We are very excited at Thomas Group about this recognition by the media for a job well done. The ranking allows others to see that small companies can perform at a level equal to or greater than many of the larger companies," said Thomas Group President and CEO Jim Taylor. The Dallas Morning News noted that in 2005 Thomas Group "shareholders can boast the fattest returns of any public company in the Dallas area in 2005--a jaw dropping 510 percent. Shares of Thomas Group climbed from $1.35 to $8.20." Thomas Group's stock price closed at approximately $10.50 on May 15, 2006. According to the article in the newspaper's May 14 issue, "The Fast Track measures companies' 2005 performance in four areas--sales growth, profit growth, total stock return, and return on assets--as compiled by Bloomberg News. Thomas Group's performance was the best among the 200 public companies in the Dallas area and placed it No. 1 on the Morning News' 12th annual Fast Track list." -0- *T How Thomas Group made it to the top of the list: -- Return on Average Assets 68.97% -- Profit Growth over the Prior Year 357.76% -- Sales Growth over the Prior Year 43.44% -- 2005 Total Stock Rate of Return 510.88% *T In response to the ranking, Taylor said, "We always had a strong vision on where we should be and what our potential growth would be in the coming years. It is especially meaningful when you consider that the consulting industry had its worst year ever in 2003 and for most, the recovery has been slow. We are very optimistic on the future of Thomas Group." While Thomas Group does not make projections, Taylor expects to see continued growth in the company's core competency which is operational improvement. "We continue to believe that our value statement of 'With the same or less resources (manpower, equipment, software, etc.), we can substantially improve your operations by reducing the time it takes to perform your product or service, improve productivity, improve the quality of your end product or service and do all of this with less money.'" About Thomas Group Thomas Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:TGIS) is an international, publicly traded business consulting firm. Thomas Group's unique brand of process improvement and performance management services enable businesses to enhance operations, improve productivity and quality, reduce costs, generate cash and drive higher profitability. Known as The Results Company(SM), Thomas Group creates and implements customized improvement strategies for sustained performance improvements in all facets of the business enterprise. Thomas Group has offices in Dallas, Detroit and Hong Kong. For additional information on Thomas Group, Inc., please go to www.thomasgroup.com.