Pre-Close Trading Update ‘Continued good performance for the enlarged group’                            
‘Continued good performance for the enlarged group’

Civica plc (”Civica” or “the company”), the software and services group focused on the public sector, today reports on trading for the six months ended 31 March 2006 ahead of interim results which will be announced on 12 June 2006.

The company is pleased to confirm that both profitability and cash generation during the period have continued to be in line with overall expectations and that good progress has been made with the integration of Comino Group plc (“Comino”) following its acquisition in February 2006.

Recent highlights have included:

Successful completion of the first phase of the national managed libraries project with the Singapore Ministry of Education, at 69 schools, with library automation systems and collection services managed by Civica

Continued new business in managed services with 9 new agreements including the first hosted service in the Police sector for West Midlands Police and a contract with national postal service provider Australia Post

22 new software contracts in local government and housing including the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, North Lanarkshire Council, and a shared services platform for revenues administration for the Anglia Revenues Partnership

Extension business with existing customers in new areas such as provision of anti-social behaviour systems for 10 local authorities and contracts worth over £1 million to deliver mobile solutions

Selection by the Office of Government Commerce as a provider of specialist IT solutions within its ‘Catalist’ procurement framework, through which Civica can offer its complete range of consulting, software and managed services to public sector customers

Integration of Comino well advanced with operational efficiency plan on track and successful closure of joint business with the first two local authorities.

Full press release can be found here...