(SAG) Sagentia

Sagentia Group plc

("Sagentia" or the "Group")

Disposal of Investment and Trading Update

At the end of 2010, the Board reviewed the carrying value of all of the Group's legacy investments.  At 30 June 2011, Sagentia had just one remaining minority investment to which it attributed any value, being Sphere Medical Holdings Limited, ("Sphere") with a balance sheet carrying value of £800,000.

Sphere successfully completed an initial public offering onto the AIM market in November 2011 and the Board is pleased to advise that subsequent to that listing Sagentia has disposed of its entire holding in Sphere.  This disposal is in accordance with the Board's defined strategy of realising its legacy investment portfolio.

The disposal of the Sphere shareholding realised approximately £703,000 after transaction costs and the cash balance of the Group will increase accordingly.  Following this disposal, the Board now anticipate gross cash at the end of the year to exceed £20 million.

The disposal of the Sphere shareholding will result in a non-cash charge of approximately £97,000 in the current year.  However, due to a modestly stronger than anticipated performance, the Board anticipates that profit for the year will be slightly ahead of current expectations.

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Sagentia Group plc

("Sagentia" or the "Company")

Blocklisting Application

Sagentia Group plc (AIM: SAG) announces that an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the admission to trading on AIM of a blocklisting of 318,440 ordinary shares of 1 pence each to cover future exercises of shares arising from the Group's various share option schemes. It is expected that the blocklisting will become effective on 1 December 2011.

These shares will be allotted upon receipt of a notice of exercise. Once issued, the new ordinary shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Group's existing Ordinary Shares.

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