Directorate Changes

Newsplayer Group PLC 12 August 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12 August 2003 Newsplayer Group plc ('NPG' or 'the Company') Board Changes The Directors of NPG are pleased to announce that Steven Smith has been appointed a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Steven Miles Smith, BCom ACA ATII (aged 44) is a Chartered Accountant and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Taxation who has extensive experience in international mergers and acquisitions built up over the past 15 years. He has particular experience in the North American market. Steven is a significant shareholder in the Company through his wholly owned investment vehicle, Reef Securities Limited, which has an 8.5 per cent. interest in NPG. Steven Smith is currently a director of the following companies: Rockpace Limited Buygreatwines Limited Penbranch Limited Direct Finishing Limited NPG also announces today the resignation of Hugo Drayton as non-executive Director, due to his increasing workload at Hollinger Telegraph New Media, with immediate effect. The Board would like to thank Hugo for his contribution to NPG over the last three years. No further information falls to be disclosed under the AIM Rules, other than the matters set out in the appendix to this release. For further information, please contact: Paul Duffen Newsplayer Group 020 7927 6699 Nicola Davidson Merlin Financial 020 7606 1244 Appendix Steven Smith has been a director of the following companies within the last five years: Photobition Group plc Steven Smith was a director of Photobition Group plc and a number of its subsidiaries until 12 October 2001 when he resigned. On 7 November 2001 Photobition Group plc was placed into administrative receivership and a number of its subsidiaries, including all of those companies named below as being in liquidation (other than Graphic Realisations (BS) Limited), were placed into liquidation over the following month. Graphics Realisations (BS) Limited, a subsidiary of Photobition Group plc, was placed into administration on 25 January 2002 and subsequently placed into liquidation on 21 August 2002. Steven Smith resigned as a director on 12 October 2001. 847th Shelf Trading Company Ltd - Dissolved ACC Print & Prooject Management Ltd - Dissolved Data Design Distribution Ltd - Dissolved Data Design Ltd - Dissolved Estadio Publicidade Ltd - Dissolved Foray 735 Ltd - Dissolved G.L.G Promotions Ltd - Dissolved Gardiner Laminating Ltd - Liquidation GLG Film Products Ltd - Dissolved GLG Holdings Ltd - Liquidation Jigsaw Pieces Ltd Magmasters Sound Studios Ltd - Dissolved Novo Group Ltd Novo Holdings Ltd Novo Overseas Ltd Overdue Holdings Ltd - Dissolved Overdue International Ltd - Dissolved Graphics Realisations (Media) Ltd - Liquidation Photobition Overseas Ltd - Liquidation Photobition International (No. 2) Ltd - Liquidation Graphics Realisations (Investments) Ltd - Liquidation Graphics Realisations (Holdings) Ltd - Liquidation Photobition International (No 1) Ltd - Liquidation Photobition Group plc - Administrative Receivership Graphics Realisations (Graphics) Ltd - Dissolved Graphics Realisations (Event) Ltd - Dissolved Graphics Realisations (CPL) Ltd - Liquidation Graphics Realisations (UK Graphics) Ltd - Dissolved Potts Corporate Graphics Ltd - Dissolved Precision Image Ltd - Dissolved Rastergraphics (Europe) Ltd - Dissolved Rastergraphics UK Ltd - Dissolved Vulcan Entertainment Ltd - Dissolved Warrens Holdings Ltd - Liquidation Warrens Photolabs (Sheffield) Ltd - Dissolved Graphics Realisations (BS) Ltd - Liquidation Other directorships within the last five years C and C Commercial Properties Limited (resigned 7 August 2003) C and C Commercial Properties Holdings Limited (resigned 7 August 2003) 1 Pump Lane Hayes Limited (resigned 7 August 2003) St. Catherines Place Shopping Centre Limited (resigned 7 August 2003) Lemonset Limited (resigned 7 August 2003) 63/65 East Street Limited (resigned 7 August 2003) Equinox Special Projects Limited (resigned 16 September 2002; placed into liquidation on 24 February 2003) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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