Wilmington Regulatory News (WIL)

15 May 2006 07:01

Wilmington Group Plc15 May 2006 15 May 2006 WILMINGTON GROUP PLC Acquisition Wilmington Group plc (the "Group"), the professional information and traininggroup, is pleased to announce the acquisition of two directories, "TheKnowledge" and "Benn's Media" ("the Titles"). The Titles were acquired, on 12 May 2006, by the Group's specialist Mediadivision Hollis from United Business Media plc for £1.6M. With a combinedturnover of approximately £1.2M in the year ended 31 December 2005, the Titlesare highly regarded products in their respective markets. The Knowledge is a leading guide for production services in the TV and Filmindustries, available in both printed and web versions. Benn's Media is aleading contact directory for the press and PR market. Hollis already hassubstantial presence in both these areas and the Titles will both extend therange of the current offering and create exciting new development opportunities. - ends - For further information, please contact: Wilmington Group Plc 020 7422 6800Charles Brady, Chief ExecutiveBasil Brookes, Finance Director Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700Nick Oborne Note to EditorsWilmington Group plc is one of the UK's leading providers of information andtraining for professional business markets. The Group provides training,arranges industry events and publishes magazines, directories, databases, andspecial reports focused primarily on its four principal sectors of Legal &Regulatory, Healthcare, Media and Entertainment, and Design and Construction.Capitalised at approximately £153 million, Wilmington floated on the LondonStock Exchange in 1995. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange