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26 Jun 2007 07:02

Fonebak plc26 June 2007 Fonebak plc ("Fonebak" or the "Company") New Executive Plan Fonebak is pleased to announce the establishment of a new share incentive planfor its senior executives (the "Executive Plan"). Under the terms of the Executive Plan, the Company will issue new ordinaryshares ("Plan Shares") to the Fonebak employee benefit trust ("Fonebak EBT")which will sell an interest in the growth in value of the Plan Shares to certainFonebak senior executives. Fonebak EBT will be funded by a loan from theCompany. During the period of the Executive Plan, the Fonebak EBT will have theright to clawback the Plan Shares if, among other things, the relevant seniorexecutive leaves the Company other than as a good leaver or if the performancecriteria set out below are not fulfilled. The performance criteria under the Executive Plan are that, immediatelyfollowing the announcement of the Company's results for the period ending 30June 2010: • real annual growth in earnings per share for the Company, measured over a three year period from 1 July 2007 until 30 June 2010 is equal to or in excess of 5 per cent.; and • the market value of an ordinary share in the Company (as derived from AIM) is no less than twice the market value of a share at the close of business on 25 June 2007 (being 55.5 pence per share) In economic terms, the senior executives will be in a similar position to aholder of options at 55.5 pence per share. Under the terms of the Executive Plan: (i) an interest in 750,000 Plan Shares will held by Gary Stokes on 29 June 2007at a price of 55.5 pence per share, (750,000 shares representing approximately2.67 per cent. of the entire enlarged issued share capital of the Company); and (ii) an interest in 500,000 Plan Shares will be held by David Kelham on 29 June2007 at a price of 55.5 pence per share, (500,000 representing approximately1.78 per cent. of the entire enlarged issued share capital of the Company). Pursuant to the Executive Plan, 2,150,000 ordinary shares will be issuedrepresenting 8.28 per cent. of the existing share capital and 7.65 per cent. ofthe issued share capital as enlarged by this issue of ordinary shares.Application will be made for the 2,150,000 ordinary shares of 2 pence each to beadmitted to trading on AIM, such admission expected on 29 June 2007. Enquiries: Fonebak plcGary Stokes, Chief Executive +44 1865 487235 KBC Peel Hunt Ltd (Nominated Adviser) +44 20 7418 8900Jonathan MarrenOliver Stratton Pelham Public Relations +44 20 7743 6670James HendersonPhilip Dennis This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange