ATN Aterian Plc

RNS Number:8406M
TietoEnator Corporation
27 May 2005


Not for release, publication or distribution in, into or from Australia, Canada,
Japan or the United States

27 May 2005

                             RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER

                                       by
                             REGENT ASSOCIATES LIMITED

                                  on behalf of
                   TIETOENATOR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED

                                      for
                           ATTENTIV SYSTEMS GROUP PLC

                 INCREASED OFFER UNCONDITIONAL IN ALL RESPECTS

1. Increased Offer unconditional

TietoEnator Financial Solutions announces that, as at 3.00 p.m. (London time) on
26 May 2005, it had received valid acceptances of the Increased Offer in respect
of 59,263,128 AttentiV Shares representing approximately 97.8 per cent. of
AttentiV's existing issued share capital.

TietoEnator Financial Solutions announces, now that all conditions to the
Increased Offer have been either satisfied or waived, that it is declaring the
Increased Offer unconditional in all respects.

As at 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 26 May 2005, valid elections had been received
from AttentiV Shareholders in respect of the Loan Note Alternative amounting to,
in aggregate, #112,286 of nominal value of Loan Notes, below the relevant
threshold of #1 million contained in Appendix II to the Offer Document. Those
AttentiV Shareholders validly electing for the Loan Note Alternative will
instead receive cash consideration in accordance with the terms of the Increased
Offer.

The cash consideration due to accepting AttentiV Shareholders is expected to be
despatched either on or before 10 June 2005 in respect of acceptances complete
in all respects and received not later than 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 26 May
2005 or within 14 days of the date of receipt of further acceptances which are
valid and complete in all respects.

2. Extension and subsequent close of Increased Offer

The Increased Offer will remain open for acceptance, subject to the terms and
conditions contained in the Increased Offer Document, until 3.00 p.m. (London
time) on 24 June 2005 following which time the Increased Offer will close and
cease to be capable of further acceptance.

3. De-listing of AttentiV Shares

Notice is hereby given that TietoEnator Financial Solutions will cause AttentiV
to apply to the London Stock Exchange immediately for the cancellation of the
listing and admission to trading on AIM of AttentiV Shares. It is anticipated
that the cancellation of listing and trading will take effect no earlier than 20
business days after the date of this announcement. Accordingly, it is expected
that such cancellation will take effect on 27 June 2005 or as soon as
practicable thereafter.

4. Compulsory acquisition procedure

TietoEnator Financial Solutions will despatch as soon as reasonably practicable
formal notices under section 429 of the Companies Act 1985 to acquire
compulsorily all outstanding AttentiV Shares in respect of which valid
acceptances have not yet been received.

AttentiV Shareholders who have not yet accepted the Increased Offer wishing to
receive consideration for their AttentiV Shares sooner than under the compulsory
acquisition process should complete and return their Forms of Acceptance in
accordance with the instructions set out in the Increased Offer Document, the
Original Offer Document and in the Forms of Acceptance as soon as possible and,
in any event, before 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 24 June 2005.

5. General

Prior to the announcement of the Offer on 5 April 2005, TietoEnator had received
irrevocable undertakings to accept the Offer from AttentiV Shareholders in
respect of 15,827,312 AttentiV Shares, representing approximately 26.1 per cent.
of AttentiV's existing issued share capital and letters of intention to accept
the Offer from AttentiV Shareholders in respect of 13,920,869 AttentiV Shares,
representing approximately 23.0 per cent., in aggregate, of AttentiV's existing
issued share capital.

On 4 May 2005, TietoEnator Financial Solutions received irrevocable undertakings
to accept the Increased Offer from AttentiV Shareholders in respect of
12,513,102 AttentiV Shares, representing approximately 20.7 per cent., in
aggregate, of the existing issued share capital of AttentiV and letters of
intention to accept the Increased Offer from AttentiV Shareholders in respect of
10,029,195 AttentiV Shares, representing approximately 16.6 per cent., in
aggregate, of AttentiV's existing issued share capital.

Acceptances received pursuant to irrevocable undertakings to accept the
Increased Offer in respect of 12,513,102 AttentiV Shares representing, in
aggregate, approximately 20.7 per cent. of AttentiV's existing issued share
capital and acceptances received pursuant to letters of intention to accept the
Increased Offer in respect of 10,029,195 AttentiV Shares representing, in
aggregate, approximately 16.6 per cent. of AttentiV's existing issued share
capital are included in the level of acceptances of AttentiV Shares referred to
above.

Save as disclosed in this announcement, the Increased Offer Document or the
Offer Document, neither TietoEnator Financial Solutions, nor any person acting
in concert with TietoEnator Financial Solutions, held any AttentiV Shares (or
rights over any AttentiV Shares) prior to the Offer Period and neither
TietoEnator Financial Solutions nor any person acting in concert with
TietoEnator Financial Solutions, has acquired or agreed to acquire any AttentiV
Shares (or rights over any AttentiV Shares) since the commencement of the Offer
Period.

Terms defined in the increased offer document dated 6 May 2005 have the same
meanings in this announcement.

Enquiries

TietoEnator Financial Solutions UK Limited
Ake Plyhm                                                +46 8632 1410
Paivi Lindqvist                                          +358 9 862 63276

Regent Associates Limited
James Calvert                                            01753 800700
Robert Fergusson
Sarah McNicholas

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to
purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy
or subscribe for any securities pursuant to the Increased Offer or otherwise.

The Increased Offer will not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into, or by
use of the mails of, or by any means or instrumentality (including, without
limitation, telephonically or electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce
of, or of any facility of a national securities exchange of, nor will it be made
in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States and the Increased Offer
will not be capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or
facility. Accordingly copies of this Announcement and any other documents
related to the Increased Offer are not being, and must not be, mailed or
otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into Australia, Canada, Japan or
the United States and persons receiving such documents (including custodians,
nominees and trustees) must not distribute or send them in, into or from
Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States.

Regent Associates Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively as financial
adviser to TietoEnator and TietoEnator Financial Solutions in connection with
the Increased Offer and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other
than TietoEnator and TietoEnator Financial Solutions for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Regent Associates Limited nor for providing
advice in relation to the Increased Offer.




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