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ACCSYS TECHNOLOGIES PLC Report Publication Announcement 2007

Sep 17, 2007

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NOT FOR RELEASE, DISTRIBUTION OR PUBLICATION INTO OR IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN.

13th September 2007 AIM: AXS

PUBLICATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY PROSPECTUS IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING AND EURONEXT LISTING

Accsys Technologies PLC (the Company ) announces the publication of a supplementary prospectus in connection with the proposed listing of its ordinary shares on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext (the "Euronext Listing") and a public offering in The Netherlands and private placement to certain institutional investors outside The Netherlands of ordinary shares in the Company (the Offering ).

An inaccuracy in the Prospectus published by the Company on 3 rd September 2007 in connection with the Offering and the Euronext Listing (the "Prospectus") has subsequently become apparent relating to the summary of the UK taxation on chargeable gains for individuals resident in the UK set out in paragraph 15.1 of Part XI (Additional Information) of the Prospectus. In the opinion of the Directors of the Company, this may be significant for the purposes of making an informed assessment of the kind mentioned in sections 87A(2) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 in relation to the Ordinary Shares in the Company. The Company has therefore today published a supplementary prospectus correcting the inaccuracy and setting out a correct summary of the taxation position (the "Supplementary Prospectus").

Save as disclosed in the SupplementaryProspectus, there has been no significant new factor, material mistake or other inaccuracy relating to the information included in the Prospectus.

The Supplementary Prospectus has been approved by the UKLA and notified to The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten) and will be made available through the Company's website from today at www.accsysplc.com/investor\_governance and through the website of NYSE Euronext at www.euronext.com (in the case of Dutch residents only). Hard copies of the Supplementary Prospectus and any subsequent supplement to the Prospectus or the Supplementary Prospectus, may be obtained at no cost at either of the following

addresses:-Accsys Technologies PLC (66 Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UD, United Kingdom).

Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. (Rokin 55, 1012 KK Amsterdam, tel: +31 20 527 2467, email: [email protected]).

The availability of the Supplementary Prospectus as from today will also be announced through advertisements in the Daily Official List (Officiële Prijscourant) and in a Dutch national newspaper (Het Financieele Dagblad).

Any investor who has concluded an agreement for the purchase or acquisition of Offer Shares or who has made an offer aimed at the conclusion of an agreement for the purchase or acquisition of Offer Shares, has the right to rescind (ontbinden) such agreement or to withdraw (herroepen) such offer, up to and including 5.30pm CET on Monday, 17 September 2007. Investors who wish to exercise such rescission or withdrawal rights should send a withdrawal notice, which must include the full name and addressof the investor, to Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. by facsimile to +31 (0) 2052 71992.

For further information, please contact:

Accsys Technologies PLC William Paterson-Brown,
Chairman & CEO
+44 (0) 20 8144 2510
Parkgreen Communications Justine Howarth +44 (0) 20 7851 7480
Citigate First Financial B.V. José Tijssen
Frank Jansen
+31 (0)20 575 4024

Other information:

This announcement is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy the securities of Accsys Technologies PLC (the Company , and such securities, the Securities ) in the United States or in any other jurisdiction.

The Securities have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ) and may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. No public offering of Securities of the Company is being made in the United States.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus. The offer to acquire Securities pursuant to the proposed offering will be made, and any investor should make his investment, solely on the basis of information contained in the Prospectus (as supplemented by the Supplementary Prospectus) published by the Company in connection with the Offering and the Euronext Amsterdam Listing. Copies of the Prospectus and the Supplementary Prospectus may be obtained at no cost through the website of Euronext Amsterdam (Dutch residents only) and the website of the Company.

All investment is subject to risk. The value of the Securities offered may go down as well as up. Past performance is no guarantee of future returns. Potential investors are advised to seek expert financial advice before making any investment decision.

In connection with the Offering, Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. (the Stabilisation Manager ) (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilisation Manager) may over-allot shares or effect transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Securities at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail. However, there is no assurance that the Stabilisation Manager (or persons acting on behalf of the Stabilisation Manager) will undertake stabilisation action. Any stabilisation action may begin on or after the date on which adequate public disclosure of the final offer price of the Securities is made and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must end no later than 30 days after allotment of the Securities.

Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of this announcement. Such statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and, by their nature, are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. The information and opinions expressed in this announcement are subject to change without notice and neither the Company nor Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. assumes any responsibility or obligation to update publicly or review any of the forwardlooking statements contained herein, regardless of whether those statements are affected by the results of new information, future events or otherwise.

ENDS