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Result of General Meeting

At the General Meeting held on 14 April 2008 in connection with the recommended cash offer by Cornwall Bidco (a company backed by the 3i Investors) to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Civica plc, Independent Shareholders voted in favour of the resolution required by Note 4 on Rule 16 of the City Code to approve the Management Arrangements. The Resolution was passed as an ordinary resolution on a poll and the voting results were:

Unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in this announcement have the same meaning as set out in the document containing the recommended cash offer posted to shareholders of Civica plc on 28 March 2008.

Dresdner Kleinwort Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Civica and for no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than Civica for affording the protections afforded to clients of Dresdner Kleinwort Limited or for providing advice in relation to the Offer or the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein.

Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Civica and for no one else in connection with the Offer and the contents of this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Civica for providing the protections afforded to clients of Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited, nor for providing advice in connection with the Offer or the contents of this announcement or any matters referred to herein.