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5 May 2005 14:10

RAM Investment Group PLC05 May 2005 5th May 2005: For immediate release SKY ONE TO BROADCAST RAM - FIFPRO WORLD XI PLAYER AWARDS EVENT RAM Investment Group PLC, the property, leisure and media investment company,today announces that Sky One has signed exclusive rights to broadcast the 2005FIFPro World XI Player Awards. RAM acquired exclusive rights to the FIFPro event for a five year period inApril 2005, with an option to extend the rights after the first five events.The acquisition of the rights allows RAM, in partnership with FIFPro, toexploit, in all media, broadcast, production, promotion and commercial salesopportunities including sponsorship, merchandising, licensing, SMS and alltelephone and other exploration rights during the period. RAM has assigned all licensing and commercial rights connected to the FIFProWorld XI Player Awards to Celador International over a five year period througha commercial partnership. Celador has been marketing the event to internationalbroadcasters. Signing a one-year agreement to broadcast the event, Sky One and show producerCelador Music & Events will be working together to deliver a customised versionof a television show based on the award ceremony. Scheduled for a primetime UK audience the show will be broadcast soon after theevent takes place at Wembley on 19th September 2005 with a repeat within 3months of the first broadcast. The following broadcasters will also transmit the event: •Telemundo for the Hispanic USA audience •Shanghai Media Group have acquired the rights for Dragon TV in China •Canal + Nordic for Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway •R.T.P. for Portugal •SuperSports for the entire African continent •Antenna 1 in Romania •Channel 2 in Iceland Celador is in negotiations with other international broadcast partners, furtherexpanding the global reach for the show. RAM Director Laurence Selman said, "This project is making very good progressand is proving to be a very useful addition to our portfolio of investments. Iam pleased that we are aligning ourselves with such respected businesses asCelador and Sky." For further information please contact: Nick Lebetkin/Laurence Selman, RAM Investment Group PLC 020 8349 2001Tim Blythe/Tracy Lloyd-Watts, Beattie Communications 020 7053 6000 Notes to Editors About RAM Investment Group PLC RAM Investment Group is an AIM listed investment company that focuses oninvestment opportunities in the property, leisure and media sectors. RAM hasmade three key investments since 2004, these are: Tiger Gambling In January 2005, RAM announced it had entered into heads of terms with Tiger Telematics Inc (NASDAQ: TGTL) to exploit the technology and design behind Tiger's new mobile gaming console 'Gizmondo' specifically for applications in the area of gambling. The heads of terms provided for a new company to be formed called Tiger Gambling Ltd which will be 75 per cent owned by Tiger Telematics and 25 per cent owned by RAM with profits generated being shared on a 50/50 basis. Dive Dome Dive Dome (www.divedome.com) is a unique project to design, build and operatethe first indoor diving leisure centre in the UK. RAM is in detaileddiscussions with a number of corporate partners with a view to investment,construction and operation of the centre. Specifically, RAM has entered intocommercial due diligence in conjunction with Biwater, an international, but UKbased, water treatment and leisure company. It is expected that this duediligence will be completed within the next two months and after that timefurther announcements of developments are anticipated. About FIFPRO Is the worldwide representative organisation for all professional players. Atthe moment 40 national players' associations are members of FIFPRO. It is ademocratic player driven organisation that actively seeks to promote theindividual and collective interests of the players. FIFPRO is the exclusive collective international voice of the world'sprofessional footballers. It is a truly global organisation with members inAfrica, South America, North America, Scandinavia and Eastern and Western Europe. About Celador International Celador International specialises in the development, distribution and licensingof some of the world's most successful television and entertainment properties.Pulling in audiences of hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, itson-screen formats are synonymous with quality entertainment and commercialsuccess. Off-screen, it's the name behind a wide range of incredibly successfulbrand extensions through consumer products, promotions and compellinginteractive media experiences. Celador Music & Events was established inOctober 2003 as a subsidiary of Celador International. Its focus is to develop,create and produce ambitious events and music shows. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange