For immediate release.

5 November 2003

Not for release, publication or distribution in whole or in part in or into the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.

                               Recommended Offer                               

                  by Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited                  

                                 on behalf of                                  

                                 Microgen plc                                  

                  for M.M.T. Computing Public Limited Company                  

                                 Microgen plc                                  

                    Result of Extraordinary General Meeting                    

 

Microgen plc ("Microgen") announces that, at the Extraordinary General Meeting
of its shareholders held earlier today, all of the resolutions proposed,
including those to approve the Offer for M.M.T. Computing Public Limited
Company, were duly passed.

The expressions in this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires,
bear the same meaning as in the Listing Particulars dated 13 October 2003.

Enquiries:                                                                     
                                                                               
Microgen                                             Tel: +44 (0)1753 847 122  
                                                                               
Mike Phillips (Group Finance Director)                                         

Close Brothers, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial
Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Microgen and no one else in
connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to any person other than
Microgen for providing the protections afforded to its customers or for
providing advice in relation to the Offer.



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