Annual Report and Accounts

6 May 2008 16:51

Adventis Group PLC06 May 2008 For release on 6 May 2008 Adventis Group plc (ATG/L) ("Adventis" or "the Company") Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2007 Notices of Annual General Meeting and Extraordinary General Meeting, approval of a buyback of shares by the Company and proposed approval of waiver of obligations under Rule 9 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers Adventis Group Plc, the AIM quoted multimedia marketing services and advertisingagency, announces that copies of its annual report and accounts for the yearended 31 December 2007 and a circular convening an Extraordinary General Meetingon 29 May 2009 at 12.15 pm or as soon thereafter as the Company's Annual GeneralMeeting convened for 12 noon on the same day has concluded have been posted toshareholders and are available on the Company's website - www.adventis.co.uk. The Extraordinary General Meeting is to consider approval of the waiver ofcertain obligations which may arise under The City Code on Takeovers and Mergersin relation to the exercise of the authority which is being sought to buy backup to 15 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Enquiries: Adventis Group PlcCharles Phillpot, CEO Tel: 020 7034 4750Peter Linnell, Finance Director Tel: 020 7034 4795 Adventis Financial PRChris Steele Tel: 020 7034 4759Tarquin Edwards Tel: 020 7034 4758 Arbuthnot SecuritiesTom Griffiths Tel: 020 7012 2000 Notes to Editors Adventis's strategy is to focus its marketing and media buying services on thehealthcare, financial services and property sectors, in which it has theopportunity to build significant market positions. There are three main strands to Adventis' strategy to develop the business: • Consolidation of its position in the healthcare, financial services, residential and commercial property markets, which are predominantly serviced by a large number of small operators; • Diversification into other specific sectors which have a requirement for a higher level of expertise; • Maintain / increase profit margins which are amongst the strongest in the industry. Management intends to achieve these objectives through a mix of organicdevelopment, acquisitions and by creating structures to attract new seniorpeople with proven revenue earning ability and appropriate sector expertise. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange