SUMU Sumus

RNS Number:5785T
Sumus plc
01 May 2008

1 May 2008

Not for release, publication or distribution, in whole or in part, in, into or 
from any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the 
relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction.

                   Merger of Sumus Plc and Lighthouse Group plc

                  Court Order Sanctioning the Capital Reduction

Further to the announcement on 30 April 2008, the board of Sumus Plc is pleased 
to announce that the Court has today made an order sanctioning the Capital 
Reduction of Sumus Plc in order to effect the recommended shares and cash merger 
of Sumus and Lighthouse. The Scheme and the Merger are expected to become 
effective on 6 May 2008.

Unless the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the Scheme Document 
have the same meaning in this announcement.

Enquiries

Sumus Plc                                             0117 933 0777
Allan Rosengren, Group Chief Executive
Peter Smith, Group Finance Director

Arbuthnot Securities (Financial adviser to Sumus)     020 7012 2000
Tom Griffiths/Alasdair Younie

Winningtons Financial (Financial PR adviser to Sumus) 0117 920 0092
Tom Cooper/Paul Vann

Lighthouse Group plc                                  020 7065 5640
David Hickey, Executive Chairman
Malcolm Streatfield, Chief Executive Officer

Daniel Stewart & Company plc (Financial adviser to    020 7776 6550
Lighthouse)
Lindsay Mair/Stewart Dick

Abchurch Communications (Financial PR adviser to      020 7398 7700
Lighthouse)
Heather Salmond/Gareth Mead

Arbuthnot Securities Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United 
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority is acting exclusively for Sumus 
and is acting for no one else in connection with the Merger and will not be 
responsible to anyone other than Sumus for providing the protections afforded 
to clients of Arbuthnot Securities Limited or for providing advice in relation 
to the Merger or any other matter referred to herein.

Daniel Stewart & Company plc, which is authorised and regulated in the United 
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting for Lighthouse and no 
one else in connection with the Merger and will not be responsible to anyone 
other than Lighthouse for providing the protections afforded to clients of 
Daniel Stewart & Company plc nor for providing advice in relation to the Merger 
or any other matter referred to herein.

This announcement is not intended to, and does not, constitute an offer or an 
invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of 
an offer to purchase any securities, pursuant to the Merger or otherwise.

The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the UK may be 
restricted by law and therefore any persons who are subject to the laws of any 
jurisdiction other than the UK should inform themselves about, and observe, 
any applicable requirements. This announcement has been prepared for the 
purpose of complying with English law and the Code and the information 
disclosed may not be the same as that which would have been disclosed if this 
announcement had been prepared in accordance with the laws of jurisdictions 
outside England.

Copies of this announcement are not being, and must not be, directly or 
indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or 
from any Restricted Jurisdiction and persons receiving this announcement 
(including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or otherwise 
forward, distribute or send it in or into or from any Restricted Jurisdiction. 
The Merger may not be made, directly or indirectly, in or into or by the use 
of the mails of, or by any other means or instrumentality (including, without 
limitation, electronic mail, facsimile transmission, telex, telephone, internet 
or other forms of electronic communication) of interstate or foreign commerce 
of, or any facility of a national state or securities exchange of any 
Restricted Jurisdiction and the Merger may not be capable of 
acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility.

The Sumus Directors accept responsibility for the information contained in this 
announcement, except for the information for which responsibility is taken by 
the Lighthouse Directors. To the best of the knowledge and belief of 
the Sumus Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is 
the case) the information contained in this announcement for which they are 
responsible is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely 
to affect the import of such information.

The Lighthouse Directors accept responsibility for the information contained 
in this announcement relating to each member of the Lighthouse Group, the 
directors of each member of the Lighthouse Group and the members of their 
immediate families, related trusts and any persons connected with them. To the 
best of the knowledge and belief of the Lighthouse Directors (who have taken 
all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case) the information contained 
in this announcement for which they are responsible is in accordance with the 
facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such 
information.



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