Offer Document Posted

RNS Number:5003J
Finmeccanica SpA
07 December 2007


NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR
FROM ANY RESTRICTED JURISDICTION OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD
CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION


PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT


07 December 2007


RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER BY FINMECCANICA - SOCIETA' PER AZIONI ("FINMECCANICA")
FOR THE ENTIRE ISSUED AND TO BE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF VEGA GROUP PLC ("VEGA")
NOT ALREADY OWNED BY FINMECCANICA (THE "OFFER")


OFFER DOCUMENT POSTED

Further to the announcement made on 29 November 2007, Finmeccanica announces
that the offer document (the "Offer Document") containing the full terms of the
Offer has been posted to VEGA Shareholders today together with the Form of
Acceptance.

If you hold VEGA Shares in certificated form (that is, not in CREST), to accept
the Offer, you should complete, sign and return the Form of Acceptance, which
accompanies your Offer Document, in accordance with the instructions contained
therein and set out in the Offer Document as soon as possible and, in any event,
so as to be received by Capita Registrars by no later than 1.00 p.m. (London
time) on 28 December 2007.

If you hold VEGA Shares in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST), to accept
the Offer you should follow the procedure for electronic acceptance through
CREST in accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Document so that
the TTE Instruction settles as soon as possible and, in any event, by no later
than 1.00 p.m. (London time) on 28 December 2007. If you hold VEGA Shares as a
CREST sponsored member, you should refer to your CREST sponsor as only your
CREST sponsor will be able to send the necessary TTE Instruction to CREST.

Copies of the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance are available for
inspection (during normal business hours on any Business Day) at the offices of
Dewey & LeBoeuf, No.1 Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7YL throughout
the period during which the Offer remains open for acceptance. The Offer
Document will also be available on Finmeccanica's website and on VEGA's website.

Terms used in this announcement have the same meaning given to them in the Offer
Document.


Finmeccanica
John Stewart                                              Tel:  [phone]
Roberto Mengucci

UBS Investment Bank (Financial adviser to Finmeccanica)
Pierpaolo di Stefano                                      Tel: [phone]
Mario Fera

The members of Finmeccanica's Comitato di Direzione accept responsibility for
the information contained in this announcement. To the best of the knowledge and
belief of such persons, 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.

UBS is acting exclusively for Finmeccanica and no one else in connection with
the Offer and this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than
Finmeccanica for providing the protections afforded to clients of UBS or for
providing advice in relation to the Offer or the content of or any other matters
or arrangements referred to in this announcement.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to
purchase any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities,
pursuant to the Offer or otherwise or of any vote or approval in any
jurisdiction. VEGA Shareholders are advised to read carefully the formal
documentation in relation to the Offer once it has been dispatched. This will
contain the full terms and conditions of the Offer, including details of how the
Offer may be accepted. Any response in relation to the Offer should be made only
on the basis of the information contained in the Offer Document or any other
document by which the Offer is made.

The distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions other than the United
Kingdom and the availability of the Offer to VEGA Shareholders who are not
resident in and citizens of the United Kingdom may be affected by the laws of
the relevant jurisdictions in which they are located or of which they are
citizens. Such persons should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable
legal or regulatory requirements of their jurisdictions. Further details in
relation to overseas shareholders will be contained in the Offer Document.

Unless otherwise determined by Finmeccanica or required by the City Code, and
permitted by applicable law and regulation, the Offer will not be made, directly
or indirectly, in or into or from, or by use of the mail, or by any means or
instrumentality (including, without limitation, telex, facsimile transmission,
telephone, internet or other forms of electronic communication) of interstate or
foreign commerce of, or by any facilities of a national securities exchange of a
Restricted Jurisdiction and the Offer cannot be accepted by any such use, means
or instrumentality or otherwise from or within a Restricted Jurisdiction.
Accordingly, copies of this announcement and any documentation relating to the
Offer are not being, and must not be, directly or indirectly mailed or otherwise
forwarded, distributed or sent in or into or from any such jurisdiction where to
do so would constitute a breach of the securities laws in that jurisdiction.
Persons receiving this announcement (including, without limitation, custodians,
nominees and trustees) should observe these restrictions and should not send or
distribute this announcement in, into or from any such jurisdictions.

Finmeccanica or members of the Finmeccanica Group may purchase VEGA Shares
otherwise than under the Offer, such as in open market or privately negotiated
purchases. Such purchases shall comply with the applicable laws of the UK as
well as the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the City Code.


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
END

ODPFSFFWWSWSELE