AGM Statement

23 Mar 2005 12:00

Sanctuary Group PLC23 March 2005 23rd March 2005 The Sanctuary Group plc Annual General Meeting and Trading Update The Sanctuary Group plc announces that, at its Annual General Meeting heldearlier today, all resolutions proposed to shareholders were approved. During the meeting, Andy Taylor, Executive Chairman, made the followingcomments: "As we reach the half year, we are pleased to note that all our activities, fromrecords through to management, are performing as expected and we are trading inline with our expectations for the full year. Consistent with prior years,shareholders should expect a stronger second half than first half and indeed weanticipate that the disparity between the first and second halves will be moremarked than hitherto. This is due to a strong second half album release scheduleand to the live touring season which peaks between April and October, and iswhen many of our artists are most active with new albums and tours." - Ends - For further information, please contact: Philip Ranger The Sanctuary Group plc 020 7300 1323Director, Corporate & Investor Relations Eddy Leviten The Sanctuary Group plc 020 7300 6542 Head of Corporate Communications Rebecca Penney Merlin 020 7653 6620 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange