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Acquisition

July 21, 2011 at 3:37 AM EDT
     Acquisition - DAMAX AG                         
    Computacenter plc, Europe's leading independent provider of IT infrastructure
services, today announces that it has acquired a majority stake in the Swiss IT
service provider, DAMAX AG.
    DAMAX AG is already a significant subcontractor of services to Computacenter and
this acquisition will enable Computacenter to strengthen its long-term
relationships with customers present in Switzerland.  Computacenter has acquired
80% of the equity, as well as over 2 million CHF net cash on the balance sheet,
for a debt free cash consideration of 7.2 million CHF (5.4 million GDP). The
remaining 20% stake of DAMAX AG will be held by the founder of the business who
will continue as CEO.  Computacenter will acquire the remaining 20% stake of the
equity by mid 2015, for a cash consideration of up to 3.2 million CHF (currently
2.4 million GDP), subject to the achievement of agreed performance criteria over
the next 3.5 years.
     Enquiries: 
 Computacenter plc                
 Mike Norris, Chief Executive    01707 631601
 Tony Conophy, Finance Director  01707 631515
 Tessa Freeman, PR Manager       01707 631514
                                  
 Tulchan Communications          020 7353 4200
 Christian Cowley                 
 Lucy Legh                        
     
 
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