Canadian Filing

RNS Number:6378D
CES Software PLC
04 October 2004


CES SOFTWARE PLC FILES PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE UNITED STATES NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR 
DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

CES Software plc ("CES" or the "Company"), October 4, 2004 - London, England, an
AIM-quoted company (AIM:CES) and a leading provider of skill gaming and betting
exchange technology, is pleased to announce that a receipt has been received for
the preliminary prospectus filed earlier today with the securities regulatory
authorities in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta
relating to the Company's previously announced offering of special warrants (the
"Special Warrants"). The prospectus qualifies up to 2,453,000 ordinary shares of
the Company which may be issued on the exercise or deemed exercise of the
Special Warrants as well as an aggregate of 167,288 compensation options to be
issued to CIBC World Markets Inc. and Canaccord Capital (Europe) Limited (the
lead agent and co-agent, respectively, for the financing) on the exercise or
deemed exercise of previously issued compensation options.
For more information, contact:

Alex Mackey, Catullus Consulting Tel: [phone]

About CES Software Plc

CES Software Plc ("CES") is a market leader in person-to-person gaming
technology.  CES's strategy is to provide its cutting-edge skill gaming and
exchange betting platforms to the leading destination sites and top licensed
eGaming operators from regulated markets around the world. CES is a public
company, incorporated in England and Wales, and quoted on the Alternative
Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange under the symbol "CES". CES
is committed to the integrity of its business, and as such will not conduct
business with gaming operators who knowingly process bets from any jurisdictions
where such practices are prohibited, including the United States and Canada.

                      This information is provided by RNS
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