Indian Restaurants Group change of name

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Indian Restaurants Group PLC

27 February 2008

INDIAN RESTAURANTS GROUP PLC (formerly named INDIA OUTSOURCING SERVICES

plc)

Change of Name and Board Appointments

Further to the Acquisition of the Mela Group, which completed on 25 February 2008, and

admission of the Existing Ordinary Shares and Initial Consideration Shares on 26 February

2008, the Company is pleased to announce that the change of name of the Company to

Indian Restaurants Group plc has now taken effect and the ticker of the Company has been

changed to 'IRGP'.

Further to Completion, the Company welcomes to the Board, Kuldeep Singh as Executive

Chef Director and Ashraf Rahman as Business Development Director. Further details are set

out below:

Kuldeep Singh (aged 42, Executive Chef Director, Indian)

Kuldeep has trained in some of India's leading hotels including the Viz Hotel Meru Palace

and completed specialist training with the Taj Group of hotels. Kuldeep worked for the Taj

Group from 1989 to 1994. In 1994 Kuldeep became executive chef at Essex Banquet and

Restaurants and Essex Outdoor Catering Service in India. Kuldeep has been a permanent

UK resident since 1996 where he joined Soho Spice, a London based restaurant, as

executive chef. In 1998, Kuldeep became executive chef and consultant at the Pukka Bar for

Regents Inns Plc and as executive chef of Raisechance Limited in the Red Fort Hotel,

London.

Kuldeep is one of the founders of the Mela Group which has won numerous awards and

nominations including the Tio Pepe ITV London Restaurant Award 2004. Kuldeep is a

shareholder in a number of other restaurants including Soho Spice and Dilli. Kuldeep has

overall responsibility for the concept, design, menu content and all aspects of staff

recruitment and training at the Mela Group.

Kuldeep Singh holds, or has in the last five years held, the following directorships and/or

partnerships:

Current directorships and/or Past directorships and/or partnerships

partnerships

Chandan (City) Limited None

Chandan Limited

Kitchens of India Limited

Melaroma Limited

Param Consultancy Limited

Rice & Spice Limited

Ashraf Rahman (aged 51, Business Development Director, British)

Since 1974 Ashraf has managed and owned a number of Indian restaurants. He is a founder

of the Mela Group and is responsible for strategy, planning, administration and logistics.

Ashraf Rahman holds, or has in the last five years held, the following directorships and/or

partnerships:

Current directorships and/or Past directorships and/or partnerships

partnerships

Melaroma Limited Chandan (City) Limited

Chandan Limited

Param Consultancy Limited

Rice & Spice Limited

Sugandha Limited

No further information falls to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM

Rules for Companies. Kuldeep Singh and Ashraf Rahman hold 1,446,720 and 1,071,293

ordinary shares in the Company, respectively.

For further information please contact:

Indian Restaurants Group plc 020 7297 0012

Amit Pau, Chief Executive

www.indianrestaurantsgroup.com

W. H. Ireland Limited 0121 265 6330

Tim Cofman-Nicoresti / Katy Birkin

Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000

Mark Court

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