NOVAE GROUP PLC ("the Company")

 PURCHASE OF SHARES BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE EMPLOYEE SHARE OWNERSHIP
                          TRUST (the "EBT")

The Company  received  notification  on 15  December  2009  that  the
trustees of the EBT have acquired  ordinary shares of £1 each in  the
capital of the Company ("ordinary shares") as detailed below:



+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Number of ordinary | Average  price  paid  per | Date of purchase |
| shares purchased   | ordinary share            |                  |
|                    |                           |                  |
|--------------------+---------------------------+------------------|
| 55,469             |          £2.8964          | 11 December 2009 |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+



Following this transaction,  the trustees hold  a total of  1,816,458
ordinary shares  of £1  each, representing  2.481% of  the  Company's
issued ordinary shares. The executive  directors of the Company  have
an interest  in the  ordinary shares  held by  the EBT  as  potential
beneficiaries of the EBT in  respect of their participation in  Novae
Group plc's Long Term Incentive Plans and Deferred Bonus Schemes.

This notification is made in accordance  with Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a)  of
the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


For further enquiries:

MJ Turvey
Group Legal Counsel and Company Secretary

020 7903 7300

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