RNS Number:9298S
Management Consulting Group PLC
23 April 2008


                      Interim Management Statement

Ahead of its Annual General Meeting to be held today Management Consulting Group
PLC ("MCG"), the international management consultancy group, issues its Interim
Management Statement for the period 1 January 2008 - 23 April 2008.

Material events and transactions

The period since 1 January 2008 has seen significant changes to the composition
of the Board. On 19 February 2008 the Chairman, Chief Executive, and Finance
Director resigned in advance of a General Meeting which had been requisitioned
by certain shareholders. Also on 19 February 2008, Mr Alan Barber, previously a
non-executive director, was appointed Executive Chairman. Mr Luiz Carvalho, Mr
Miguel de Fontenay and Mr Mark Wietecha joined the Board on 19 March 2008. Mr
Carvalho is the Chief Executive of Proudfoot Consulting, Mr de Fontenay the
Chief Executive of Ineum Consulting and Mr Wietecha the Chairman of Kurt Salmon
Associates.

A separate announcement concerning the new divisional organisation of the MCG
and its new management and Board structure has also been made today, 23 April
2008. In this it is announced that Mr Carvalho and Mr de Fontenay will become
Managing Directors and Mr Wietecha Deputy Chairman. It is also announced that Mr
Craig Smith has agreed to withdraw his resignation and will continue as Finance
Director. The Board is seeking to appoint additional independent non-executive
directors to ensure compliance with the Combined Code and to reflect the
geographic diversity of MCG.

The General Meeting and its repercussions will result in a non-recurring cost of
around �2.2 million, including �1.5 million payable to the departing Chief
Executive, which reflects his contractual entitlement on termination.

Financial position and performance

Group revenue for the current year to date is in line with expectations and, on
a like for like basis, ahead of last year. The trend of revenue progression is
encouraging as work won continues to run solidly ahead of revenue delivered for
MCG as a whole. The net debt of MCG is also in line with expectations.

As usual, April is too early in the year to comment on the outcome for the year
as a whole, but the strong growth in our order book reported at the time of the
preliminary announcement in March of this year has continued. The directors
remain confident that MCG will show good growth in the first half of 2008
compared to last year.


For further information please contact:

Management Consulting Group PLC

Alan Barber Executive Chairman         020 7710 5000

Craig Smith Group Finance Director     020 7710 5000

Maitland

Suzanne Bartch                         020 7379 5151

Peter Ogden                            020 7379 5151


Notes to Editors

Management Consulting Group PLC (MMC.L) is an umbrella organisation for a
diverse range of consulting and professional services offerings.

Forward-looking statements

This Interim Management Statement contains certain forward-looking statements
with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of
Management Consulting Group PLC. These statements and forecasts involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that
will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual
results of developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by
these forward-looking statements and forecasts. The forward looking statements
are based on the directors' current views and information known to them at 23
April 2008. The directors do not make any undertaking to update or revise any
forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events, or otherwise. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a
profit forecast.





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