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ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 2 OF THE AIM RULES FOR COMPANIES ("AIM RULES")

COMPANY NAME:

First Artist Corporation Plc 

COMPANY REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS AND IF DIFFERENT, COMPANY TRADING ADDRESS (INCLUDING POSTCODES) :

3 Tenterden Street, London W1S 1TD

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:

United Kingdom 

COMPANY WEBSITE ADDRESS CONTAINING ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY AIM RULE 26:

http://www.firstartist.com 

COMPANY BUSINESS (INCLUDING MAIN COUNTRY OF OPERATION) OR, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS OF ITS INVESTING STRATEGY).  IF THE ADMISSION IS SOUGHT AS A RESULT OF A REVERSE TAKE-OVER UNDER RULE 14, THIS SHOULD BE STATED:

First Artist is an AIM-listed media, events and entertainment/sport group operating in the UK, Europe and the US. Founded by Jon Smith in 1986 and admitted to trading on AIM in 2001, the Group has grown since then both organically and through acquisitions. The three divisions are distinct but wholly complementary and many of the First Artist group companies are leading brands in their fields. Its main country of operation is the United Kingdom.

Re-admission to AIM is being sought as a result of a reverse take-over under Rule 14.

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED INCLUDING ANY RESTRICTIONS AS TO TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES (i.e. where known, number and type of shares, nominal value and issue price to which it seeks admission and the number and type to be held as treasury shares):

13,877,371 Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each.

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION (IF APPLICABLE) AND ANTICIPATED MARKET CAPITALISATION ON ADMISSION:

No capital raised.

Anticipated market capitalisation of the Company on Admission £4.3 million 

PERCENTAGE OF AIM SECURITIES NOT IN PUBLIC HANDS AT ADMISSION:

33.5% not in public hands at Admission 

DETAILS OF ANY OTHER EXCHANGE OR TRADING PLATFORM TO WHICH THE AIM SECURITIES (OR OTHER SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY) ARE OR WILL BE ADMITTED OR TRADED:

None

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):

Jarvis Joseph Astaire OBE, Non-Executive Chairman

Jonathan (Jon) Andrew Smith, Chief Executive

Philip (Phil) Malcom Smith, Chief Operating Officer

David Noble, Non-Executive Director

FULL NAMES AND HOLDINGS OF SIGNIFICANT SHAREHOLDERS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL, BEFORE AND AFTER ADMISSION (underlining the first name by which each is known or including any other name by which each is known):

NAMES 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 

DATE TO WHICH THE MAIN FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED (this may be represented by unaudited interim financial information)

DATES BY WHICH IT MUST PUBLISH ITS FIRST THREE REPORTS PURSUANT TO AIM RULES 18 AND 19:

31 August

Not Applicable 

28 February 2009, 31 May 2009 & 28 February 2010

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:

31 October 2008

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:

Daniel Stewart & Company plc

Becket House

36 Old Jewry

London EC2R 8DD

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:

As above

OTHER THAN IN THE CASE OF A QUOTED APPLICANT, 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 the admission document are available from the offices of Daniel Stewart & Company plc, Becket House, 36 Old Jewry, London EC2R 8DD and from the Company's registered office, 3 Tenterden Street, London, W1S 1TD and the Company's website (www.firstartist.com). All documents contain full details of the applicant and the admission of its securities.

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:

29 October 2008 

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