AGM Statement

FDM Group PLC 19 May 2006 19 May 2006 FDM Group PLC ("FDM" or the "Group") AGM Statement FDM (LSE: FDMG), the IT services provider, will hold their Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 10 a.m. today at which Brian Divett, Chairman of FDM, will make the following statement: "The Board of FDM is pleased with the start made to the year by the business and are encouraged by the continued buoyant conditions in the IT recruitment markets. Trading so far this year has been in line with our expectations and the Group has continued to focus on the winning of higher margin business. The Board anticipates providing a detailed update on trading performance following completion of the six month period to 30 June 2006. In addition, the Board announces that Jonathan Wright is today stepping down as Non-Executive Director of FDM to pursue other business interests. Jonathan has been on the board of FDM as a Non-Executive Director since 1 January 2005 and has been influential in the growth and development of FDM. He ably assisted us in our IPO on AIM in the Spring of last year and the Board would like to thank him for his contribution to the success of the Company to date and wish him every success for the future. The Board are currently in discussions with a number of potential candidates for the non-executive role and expect to be in a position to announce details of a new Board appointment shortly." Enquiries: FDM Group Plc Noble & Company Limited ICIS Tel: 0870 060 3100 Tel: 0207 763 2200 Tel: 0207 651 8688 Rod Flavell, Chief Executive Officer Nick Naylor Tom Moriarty Julian Divett, Chief Operating Officer Nick Athanas Caroline Evans-Jones Notes to Editors FDM is an international IT services company with three business units: IT Staffing, IT Professional Services and IT Training. Founded in 1984, FDM has headquarters in the UK and offices in the USA, Germany and Luxembourg. The company has a rapidly expanding client base which includes British Airways, JP Morgan, The AA, Sybase and Reuters. Its award winning on-line IT training programme, FDM Academy, is the longest running of its kind in the UK, and offers candidates the opportunity to learn JAVA and .NET. On completion of the programme, these specialists (known as Mounties), are then placed with its clients, differentiating the company from the majority of its competitors in the IT staffing market, who rely on a shared database of contractors. Through the utilisation of Mounties and freelance contractors, FDM can provide clients with a combination of skills, significantly help reduce costs and offer the guarantee that FDM's permanent staff will remain on site for the duration of the contract. FDM can project manage the whole recruitment function and using the Group's technical expertise, identify candidates and interview candidates prior to placement. FDM's Professional Services division offers development, support and product implementation; with highly skilled teams working on packaged or bespoke solutions for its clients. The Professional Services division primarily uses Mounties on these projects, providing the client with the added comfort of stability of resource and a cost effective solution. FDM Learning offers project based training programmes for a variety of business sectors, including local and central government, investment management, banking and reinsurance. The training covers a range of topics including IT, financial products and processes and personal skills and can be delivered on or off site. As part of its offering, FDM Learning is able to provide an e-learning facility for its clients. The company was listed on AIM in April 2005 and has a market capitalisation of £19.5m with annual sales of approximately £40 million. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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