RNS Number:2442M
Management Consulting Group PLC
22 January 2008


22 January 2008

                        Management Consulting Group PLC

                                 Trading update

Management Consulting Group PLC (the "Group") issues the following trading
update ahead of the announcement of the Group's 2007 preliminary results which
are scheduled to be announced on 10 March 2008.

The Group's revenue for the year ended 31 December 2007 is estimated to be
approximately �214 million (2006: �146.9 million). The average US Dollar to
Sterling exchange rate weakened by 16 cents between 2006 and 2007. Consequently
revenue was adversely affected by over �5 million due to the translation
effect.

The profit before tax, amortisation of intangibles and non-recurring items is
estimated to be between �22.5 million and �23.0 million (2006: �16.1 million).
This is after charging the reorganisation costs of �2.5 million associated with
the 2006 and 2007 acquisitions. Earnings per share, excluding amortisation of
intangibles and non-recurring items, is expected to be around 5.8 pence (2006:
5.4 pence).

During 2007 the Group continued to make progress towards its strategic objective
of delivering growth and spreading performance risk through broadening its
consultancy offerings. The acquisitions of CBH Consulting and Kurt Salmon
Associates were completed on 5 September 2007 and 14 October 2007 respectively.
The integration of both businesses into the Group is on schedule. In December
2007 the decision was taken to merge Parson Consulting and CBH Consulting. The
major impact of this will be in the United States where the merger will create a
combined financial and performance management consultancy and broaden the
combined offering of Parson Consulting where trading remained lacklustre in the
second half of 2007.

The integration of Ineum Consulting was completed on schedule and budget and the
business traded strongly during the year. The revenue of Proudfoot Consulting
for the year was, as anticipated, down on last year due to a weak first half;
the second half was in line with 2007.

The Directors are confident that the Group will make further progress during
2008 and beyond.

Enquiries:

Management Consulting Group PLC         Tel: +44 20 7710 5000

Kevin Parry, Chief Executive
Craig Smith, Finance Director

Maitland                                Tel: +44 20 7379 5151

Suzanne Bartch
Peter Ogden

Notes to editors:

Management Consulting Group PLC (MMC.L) is an umbrella organisation for a
diverse range of consulting and professional services offerings. It operates
through six divisions: Ineum Consulting, Kurt Salmon Associates, Parson
Consulting (incorporating CBH Consulting from 1 January 2008), Proudfoot
Consulting, Salzer Consulting and Viaduct Consulting. Ineum Consulting and Kurt
Salmon Associates provide consulting services with industry expertise. Parson
Consulting specialises in financial and performance management consulting.
Proudfoot Consulting specialises in operational improvement consulting, Salzer
Consulting specialises in starting, managing and restructuring business in Asian
markets and Viaduct Consulting specialises in commercial due diligence services.
The businesses operate worldwide. For further information, visit www.mcgplc.com.



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