31 March 2008

Pre-close Trading Update
For the twelve months ending 31 March 2008

THUS Group plc issues the following update ahead of the Company’s Preliminary Results for the year ending 31 March 2008, which are due for publication on 21 May 2008.

Current Trading and Outlook

Trading for the full year is in line with the Board’s expectations and with the guidance provided at the time of the Interim Management Statement on 6 February 2008.

For the full year to 31 March 2008 the Board expects revenue to grow by over 6% to at least £565 million, and EBITDA to increase by over 30% to at least £56 million.

THUS announced today the extension of our contract with Thresher Group one of the UK’s leading independent specialist drinks retailers. Thresher Group will use our Calls & Lines service at its Head Office and across 1,800 branches nationwide and selected THUS due to our extensive experience in the retail sector and our ability to deliver a high quality, reliable, cost effective solution tailored to each branch location.

Other new contracts since the announcement of our Interim Management Statement include:

• ScottishPower Energy Networks, to provide business critical voice and data applications to its transmission substations – extending to 300 sites in 130 locations;
• THUS and Vodat International are working together to deliver a 45 site MPLS network for White Stuff to support Vodat International’s Retail Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) and IP telephony services.
  

Financial Calendar

21 May 2008 Announcement of Preliminary Results for the year ending
                        31 March 2008
31 July 2008 Annual General Meeting

For further information, please contact:

THUS Group plc
Jennifer Lawton THUS Investor Relations Manager	+44 (0) 141 566 3176
Barbara Anne Nimmo THUS Head of Press and Corporate Communications	+44 (0) 141 566 3642
Smithfield (Public Relations Adviser to THUS)
John Antcliffe or Tania Wild	+44 (0) 207 360 4900

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