AIM 10 February 2006 ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2 ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: COMPANY NAME: India Outsourcing Services plc COMPANY ADDRESS: 22 Soho Square, London COMPANY POSTCODE: W1D 4NS COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION: United Kingdom COMPANY BUSINESS OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE AIM RULES: India Outsourcing Services plc, a company formed to capitalise on acquisition and investment opportunities in the business process outsourcing (BPO) market primarily within India. DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares): Ordinary shares of 10p each 8,479,167 at admission; 6,666,667 of which are being placed at admission at the placing price of 45 pence per share CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION: £3.0 million (before expenses) FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS: Haresh Damodar Kanabar (Non-executive Chairman) Amit Narshibhai Pau (Chief Executive) Nigel Alexander Spencer Robertson (Non-executive Director) PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION: Name No. of Shares % of Enlarged No. of Shares After % of Enlarged before the Issued Share the Placing Issued Share Placing Capital Capital Amit Pau 1,500,000 8.28% 261,111 3.08% Blue Star Capital 8,500,000 46.90% 1,516,667 17.89% Wheddon Limited 3,125,000 17.24% 312,500 3.69% NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (H) OF THE AIM RULES: There are no persons to be disclosed under Schedule 2, Paragraph (h) of the AIM Rules ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE: 30th September EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE: 7th March 2006 NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER: Daniel Stewart & Co, Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, London EC2R 8DD NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER: Daniel Stewart & Co, Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, London EC2R 8DD DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES: Copies of this document will be available free of charge at the offices of Daniel Stewart & Co, Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, London EC2R 8DD during normal business hours on any weekday (public holidays excepted) from the date of this document until a date one month following Admission. DATE OF NOTIFICATION: 08 February 2006 NEW/ UPDATE (see note): New QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING: THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED: THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED: CONFIRMATION THAT, FOLLOWING DUE AND CAREFUL ENQUIRY, THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET: AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE: DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY: A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED: A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE WORKING CAPITAL AVAILABLE TO IT OR ITS GROUP WILL BE INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION: DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES: A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES: INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC: A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION AND FULLY AUDITED INTERIM RESULTS WHERE APPLICABLE. THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: THE NUMBER OF EACH CLASS OF SECURITIES HELD IN TREASURY: This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange