First Day of Dealings

Boomerang Plus PLC 05 November 2007 Date: 5 November 2007 On behalf of: Boomerang Plus plc ("the Company" or "the Group") Embargoed until: 0700hrs Boomerang Plus plc First Day of Dealings Boomerang Plus plc, a profitable and vertically integrated, multi-genre, independent television production group based in Cardiff, Wales, announces that its shares have been admitted to trading on AIM today under the trading symbol: "BOOM.L" ("Admission"). The Company has raised £3.0 million (before expenses) through a placing of 1,898,734 new ordinary shares of 1p per share ("Ordinary Shares") at a placing price of 158p per share ("the Placing Price"). On Admission to trading of all issued Ordinary Shares at the Placing Price, the Group's market capitalisation was £14.0 million. Commenting on Boomerang's first day of dealings on AIM, Huw Davies, CEO, said: "We are delighted that Boomerang has successfully listed on AIM today. The Group has built a strong business over the last 13 years and we believe that Admission to AIM will provide an ideal platform for future growth of the Company. The independent television production market has increased dramatically since the legislation issued by Ofcom, creating a substantial opportunity for the Group to act as a consolidator in the regional market. Boomerang has a strong team and we look forward to the future development of the Company." Summary of Key Information - Boomerang is a vertically integrated, profitable, multi-genre independent television production group operating within the Nations and Regions - Boomerang produces over 500 hours of television and radio content per annum for S4C, Channel 4, BBC Wales, ITV Wales, Sky and Discovery - The Group, founded in 1994, has extensive experience in producing content in a variety of genres, including youth programming, music, entertainment, children's programming, extreme sports and drama - The Group has good revenue visibility as a high proportion of its budgeted revenue is contracted with broadcasters - The market for independent television production companies in the Nations and Regions has grown following quotas from the regulator Ofcom, which require that, depending on the broadcaster, between 10 per cent. and 50 per cent. of qualifying programming hours must be sourced from outside the M25 boundary - Boomerang is ranked in the top five independent television production companies, by revenue, in the Nations and Regions according to the Broadcast Survey (Nations and Regions) 2007 - The Board's strategy is both to achieve strong organic growth by leveraging the Group's existing customer base coupled with strategic acquisitions, with a view to becoming a major supplier to UK networks looking to satisfy their Nations and Regions quotas - Boomerang is well placed to lead the consolidation of regional independent production companies across the UK. Target companies which meet the acquisition criteria will have a strong track record, which will assist the Group to grow further, outside Wales - The Placing proceeds are, inter alia, intended to provide finance for acquisition opportunities, fund the general working capital requirements of the Group and provide the capacity for additional incentives for employees through share option schemes - The Directors believe that Admission will raise the Group's profile and assist the Group in attracting and retaining key employees Evolution Securities is the Company's nominated adviser and broker. Admission details: Placing Price 158p Number of Existing Ordinary Shares 7,002,497 Number of New Ordinary Shares being issued by the Company pursuant to the Placing 1,898,734 Number of Sale Shares being sold pursuant to the Placing 320,522 Number of Ordinary Shares in issue following Admission 8,901,231 Percentage of Enlarged Issued Share Capital being placed pursuant to the Placing 24.9% Market capitalisation of the Company following the Placing at the Placing Price £14.0 million Gross proceeds of the Placing of New Ordinary Shares £3.0 million Net proceeds of the Placing of New Ordinary Shares £2.3 million For further information and publication quality photographs, please contact: Boomerang Plus plc Via Redleaf Communications Huw Davies, Chief Executive Mark Fenwick, Finance Director Evolution Securities Limited 020 7071 4300 Tom Price/Jeremy Ellis Redleaf Communications 020 7822 0200 Emma Kane/Sanna Lehtinen/Anna Dunkin This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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