Recommended Proposals

RNS Number:3115Q
Hydrogen Group PLC
18 March 2008



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

                                                                   18 March 2008



            Proposals for the acquisition of Imprint Plc ("Imprint")

                       by Hydrogen Group Plc ("Hydrogen")

                     Extension of Partial Cash Alternative



On 13 February 2008 Hydrogen announced its increased proposals for the
acquisition of Imprint, comprising the Basic Offer of 0.461 New Hydrogen Shares
for each Imprint Share and a Partial Cash Alternative enabling Imprint
Shareholders to elect for 110 pence in cash for each Imprint Share, subject to
an aggregate maximum amount of cash payable under the Partial Cash Alternative
of �37.3 million.  Under the Hydrogen proposals, Imprint Shareholders will also
be entitled to receive a second interim dividend of 1 pence in cash per Imprint
Share.

On 14 March 2008 Imprint announced the adjournment of the Imprint Court Meeting
and EGM and that, if the meetings are to be reconvened, Imprint Shareholders
will be given specific notice of the revised time and date of the meetings.
Hydrogen today announces that the Partial Cash Alternative has been extended
until 1.00pm on the date which is seven days after the date on which such
reconvened meetings may be held (or such other time and date as the Panel may
agree). The Partial Cash Alternative is conditional upon the Scheme becoming
effective.





Enquiries:
Hydrogen Group plc                                                   Telephone: 020 7240 2500
Ian Temple

Tim Smeaton

Dresdner Kleinwort (Financial adviser to Hydrogen)                   Telephone: 020 7623 8000
Chris Treneman

Rob Dawson
Oriel Securities  (NOMAD and broker to Hydrogen)                     Telephone:  020 7710 7600
David Arch

Luke Webster
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR adviser to Hydrogen)                    Telephone: 020 7796 4133
Andrew Hayes
Kate Hough




This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell, or an invitation to
purchase, any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any
jurisdiction.

Dresdner Kleinwort and Oriel Securities, who are authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, are acting exclusively for
Hydrogen and for no one else in connection with the matters referred to in this
announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Hydrogen for
providing the protections afforded to each of their customers in connection with
the matters referred to in this announcement.

Dealing disclosure requirements

Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the City Code, if any person is, or becomes,
"interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1 per cent. or more of any class of "
relevant securities" of Imprint or Hydrogen, all "dealings" in any "relevant
securities" of Imprint or Hydrogen (including by means of an option in respect
of, or a derivative referenced to, any such "relevant securities") must be
publicly disclosed by no later than 3.30 p.m. (London time) on the Business Day
following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will continue
until the Effective Date (or such later date(s) as the Panel may specify). If
two or more persons act together pursuant to an agreement or understanding,
whether formal or informal, to acquire an "interest" in "relevant securities" of
Imprint or Hydrogen, they will be deemed to be a single person for the purposes
of Rule 8.3 of the City Code.

Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the City Code, all "dealings" in "relevant
securities" of Imprint or Hydrogen by Imprint or Hydrogen, or by any of their
respective "associates", must be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon (London
time) on the Business Day following the date of the relevant transaction.

A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant
securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the number of such securities in
issue, can be found on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

"Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economic
exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of
securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" by
virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in
respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities.

Terms in quotation marks are defined in the City Code, which can also be found
on the Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to the application of Rule 8
of the Code to you, please contact an independent financial adviser authorised
under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, consult the Panel's website
at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk or contact the Panel on telephone number +44 (0)
20 7382 9026; fax +44 (0) 20 7236 7005.


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