NETWORK GROUP HOLDINGS PLC: First Day of Dealings

4 April 2008

                          Network Group Holdings plc                           

                      ("Network Group" or the "Company")                       

                                 (AIM: NGH.L)                                  

Network Group, one of the UK's largest groups operating in the specialist
recruitment and business outsourcing markets, is pleased to announce that its
shares have been admitted to trading on AIM today.

The admission follows the reverse takeover of Pertemps People Development Group
Limited ("PPDG"), as announced on 20 March 2008 and following the approval of
the shareholders of Network Group at its General Meeting held on 3 April 2008.

Daniel Stewart & Company plc is acting as nominated adviser and broker to the
Company.

Acquisition and admission statistics

Number of ordinary shares in issue prior to the Acquisition      57,898,675    
                                                                               
Considerations shares payable to vendors of PPDG (allotted at    46,428,586    
35p per share)                                                                 
                                                                               
Percentage of enlarged issued ordinary shares represented by the 44.5%         
consideration shares                                                           
                                                                               
Number of ordinary shares in issue on admission                  104,327,261   
                                                                               
Estimated market capitalisation on admission at 35p per share    £36.5m        

Board appointment

The board is pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Birchall (aged 54) as
an executive director of Network Group.

Colin has over 25 years' experience at senior management and executive level in
private, public and charitable sector organisations responsible for delivering
Government funded initiatives in education, training, and community
regeneration. He joined Pertemps Group in November 1997 and secured its first
ever contract for helping long term unemployed people back to work in 1998. He
launched Pertemps Employment Alliance in January 2000. In 2004, following the
de-merger of Pertemps Group, he was appointed chief executive of Pertemps
People Development Group a newly formed group delivering welfare to work,
training and disability consultancy initiatives. He is a fellow of the Royal
Society of Arts, Member of the Institute of Directors and a Trustee of the
Building Blocks Charity.

The following information in respect of Mr Birchall is disclosed pursuant to
Rule 17, Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Current Appointments

Pertemps People Development Limited

Pertemps People Development Group Limited

Pertemps Learning and Education Alliance Limited

Pertemps Disability Consultancy Limited

Pertemps Coachright Limited

Pertemps Employment Alliance Limited

PAG Skills & Learning Limited

Pertemps Training Limited

Previous Appointment

Cricket Without Boundaries

Pertemps Sports Coaching Limited

There is nothing further to disclose pursuant to AIM Rule 17, Schedule 2g.

Directors/PDMR Shareholdings

Name                      No of ordinary shares     Percentage of ordinary   
                          following admission       shares following         
                                                    admission                
                                                                             
Michael Owen              9,737,889                 9.2***                   
                                                                             
Paul Doona                2,298,987                 2.2                      
                                                                             
John Smith                6,929,377                 6.6*                     
                                                                             
Jonathon Smith            4,968,492                 4.7**                    
                                                                             
Christopher Ross          Nil                       Nil                      
                                                                             
Barrie Clark              Nil                       Nil                      
                                                                             
Colin Birchall            76,924                    0.07                     

* This includes 19,039 Ordinary Shares held by his partner.

** This includes 5,424 Ordinary Shares held by his partner.

*** The Ordinary Shares to be held on Admission include 2,990,921 Ordinary
Shares which will be held by his partner.

Significant shareholders

Name                      No of ordinary shares     Percentage of ordinary   
                          following admission       shares following         
                                                    admission                
                                                                             
Timothy Watts             31,431,009                29.8*                    
                                                                             
Michael Owen              9,737,889                 9.2***                   
                                                                             
Roger Englefield          9,661,542                 9.1                      
                                                                             
Jennifer Jackson          6,670,621                 6.3                      
                                                                             
John Smith                6,929,377                 6.6                      
                                                                             
Jonathon Smith            4,968,492                 4.7                      
                                                                             
Estate of Constance Watts 5,038,334                 4.8                      
                                                                             
Pertemps Investments Ltd  5,412,270                 5.1**                    
                                                                             
G Duffield                6,918,368                 6.6                      

* T Watts owns 69.84 per cent. of the issued share capital of Pertemps
Investments Limited and is therefore beneficially interested in 35,211,101
ordinary shares representing 33.75 per cent. of the enlarged issued share
capital

** The shareholders of Pertemps Investments Limited are T Watts (69.8 per
cent.), M Owen (5.9 per cent.), R Englefield (5.9 per cent.), J Jackson (5.9
per cent.), G Duffield (7.0 per cent.), and Estate of Constance Watts (5.5 per
cent.).

*** The ordinary shares held include 2,990,921 ordinary shares held by his
partner.

For Further Information:

Network Group Holdings Plc 01676 525 300

www.networkgroupholdings.co.uk.

Jonathon Smith, Chief Executive [e-mail]

Paul Doona, Finance Director [e-mail]

Colin Birchall [e-mail]

Daniel Stewart & Co Plc 020 7776 6550

Graham Webster

Oliver Rigby



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