Scheme of Arrangement

RNS Number:4108P
Northgate Information Solutions PLC
05 March 2008


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                    5 March 2008

                            Recommended acquisition

                                       of
                      Northgate Information Solutions plc

                                       by

                            NIS Acquisitions Limited

    a company controlled by certain funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

                    SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE


On 21 December 2007, the Boards of NIS Acquisitions Limited and Northgate
Information Solutions plc announced the terms of a recommended acquisition of
Northgate at a price of 95 pence in cash for each Northgate Share, valuing the
entire issued and to be issued share capital of Northgate at approximately £593
million.

Northgate and NIS Acquisitions are pleased to announce that the Scheme of
Arrangement to effect the acquisition has now become effective in accordance
with its terms.

It is intended that the listing of the Northgate Shares on the Official List
maintained by the UK Listing Authority and their trading on the London Stock
Exchange's main market for listed securities will be cancelled with effect from
8.00am on 7 March 2007. Northgate Shares were suspended from listing and
dealings on the London Stock Exchange at 5 pm on 4 March 2008.

Settlement of the consideration payable by NIS Acquisitions under the Scheme is
expected to be effected on or prior to 19 March 2008.

Terms defined in the Scheme Document dated 17 January 2008 have the same meaning
in this announcement. All references in this announcement to times are to London
time.


Enquiries:

Northgate Information Solutions plc                 Tel: [phone]

  Chris Stone, Group Chief Executive
  John Stier, Group Finance Director


NM Rothschild & Sons (financial adviser and 
Rule 3 adviser to Northgatge)                       Tel: [phone]

  Dominic Hollamby
  Warner Mandel
  Jeremy Millard


Citigroup Global Markets Limited (joint financial 
adviser and joint corporate broker to Northgate)    Tel: [phone]

  Mark Fisher
  Andrew Chapman


Hoare Govett Limited (joint corporate broker 
to Northgate)                                       Tel: [phone]

  Andrew Foster
  Tom Perry


Goldman Sachs International     
(financial adviser to NIS Acquisitions)             Tel: [phone]

  Mark Sorrell
  Nicholas van den Arend
  Nimesh Khiroya
  Phil Raper (Corporate Broking)


Finsbury (PR adviser to NIS Acquisitions)           Tel: [phone]

  Simon Moyse


Maitland (PR adviser to Northgate)                  Tel: [phone]

  Neil Bennett



Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the
FSA, is acting exclusively for NIS Acquisitions and no-one else in connection
with the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than NIS
Acquisitions for providing the protections afforded to clients of Goldman Sachs
International or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any
other matters referred to in this announcement.

Rothschild, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FSA, is acting
exclusively for Northgate and no-one else in connection with the Acquisition and
will not be responsible to anyone other than Northgate for providing the
protections afforded to clients of Rothschild or for providing advice in
relation to the Acquisition or any other matters referred to in this
announcement.

Citigroup Global Markets Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by
the FSA, is acting exclusively for Northgate and no-one else in connection with
the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Northgate for
providing the protections afforded to clients of Citigroup Global Markets
Limited or for providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other
matters referred to in this announcement.

Hoare Govett Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the FSA, is
acting exclusively for Northgate and no-one else in connection with the
Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Northgate for
providing the protections afforded to clients of Hoare Govett Limited or for
providing advice in relation to the Acquisition or any other matters referred to
in this announcement.





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