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Hyder Consulting PLC
21 January 2008



                      Hyder Consulting PLC (the "Company")

                          Interim Management Statement


Hyder Consulting PLC, the international advisory and design consultancy, issues
its Interim Management Statement which covers the period from 1 October 2007 to
20 January 2008, as required by the UK Listing Authority's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules.

Financial Position and Performance of the Company

Trading during the period has been in line with our expectations, with our order
book continuing at record levels.  Management's outlook for the current
financial year remains unchanged.

Our business in the Middle East is performing strongly reflecting the Company's
strategic emphasis on developing business in strong markets outside the UK.

In Europe, the UK continues to be a mixed picture with good growth in the Water
and Rail sectors and uncertainties beginning to appear in the timing of
expenditure by the Highways Agency, and in the commercial property sector. 
Germany is performing well and our initiatives in Eastern Europe look
encouraging.

Asia Pacific, a core platform for growth, remains strong.

Hyder is a genuinely international business with longstanding and deep
capabilities in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, two of the most exciting
growth markets for the Company's services.  The increasing strength in these
businesses gives management confidence as the UK economy enters a more
challenging phase.

Material Events and Transactions

On 29 November 2007, the Voigt Ingenieure Group of Companies in Germany was
acquired.  Voigt Ingenieure is a water, waste water and transportation
consultancy business operating throughout Germany.  The initial consideration
was �5.6 million, of which �4.7 million was in cash and the balance met by the
issue of 186,383 Hyder Consulting PLC shares.  Additional consideration of up to
�1.1 million is payable in cash after one year dependent on business
performance.

On 21 December 2007, the Company's German business acquired SEIB Ingenieur an
advisory and design consultancy specialising in the rail and highway sectors,
operating throughout Germany and Austria.  The consideration was �1.6 million in
cash and the assumption of �0.5 million of net bank debt.

These acquisitions provide the Group with significantly increased scale and
profitability in Germany, increasing staff numbers from 130 to approximately
330, and give access to new markets and complementary skills in the region.

The Company has a pipeline of further potential infill acquisitions, principally
in the Asia Pacific and Middle East Regions, which it continues to pursue.


For further details:

Tim Wade, Chief Executive, Hyder Consulting PLC               Tel: 020 7316 6000
Simon Hamilton-Eddy, Financial Director, Hyder Consulting PLC Tel: 020 7316 6000
Shane Dolan, Biddicks                                         Tel: 020 7448 1000



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