Disposal

Millfield Group PLC 30 March 2006 Millfield Group plc Disposal The Board of Millfield Group plc ("Millfield") announces that contracts have been exchanged and completed today for the disposal of its interests in RST Group Limited and RST Audits Limited to James Ormston, the Managing Director and principal shareholder in RST Group Limited. Under the terms of the arrangements RST Group Limited and one of its subsidiaries, RST Accountants Limited, will repay £500,000 of intra group indebtedness to Millfield Group plc. Of this amount £400,000 has been repaid and the balance of £100,000 will be repaid over the next six months. It is intended that these amounts will be applied as additional working capital within the Millfield Group. The 20% interest in the capital of RST Group Limited and the 19% interest in the capital of RST Audits Limited held by Millfield Group plc have been sold together with the remaining intra group debt (with a book value of approximately £3.5 million) to Mr Ormston and to a company associated with him, for a consideration of £2. The RST Group was primarily engaged in the provision of accountancy services and advice and also engaged to a limited extent in the IFA business, which Millfield had hoped to expand. In the event this has not proved to be practicable and this transaction represents an opportunity for Millfield to exit this business area releasing management time and financial resource which can be devoted to Millfield's core business of the provision of financial advice. Commenting on the disposal, Paul Tebbutt, Chief Executive of Millfield Group plc, said: "RST is an accountancy practice in which Millfield acquired a minority interest in 2003. The decision to dispose of our interest in the company is part of the Board's strategy of focusing on our core financial advice proposition and divesting of such activities that are non-core." In the year to 31 March 2005 (the latest date to which audited accounts have been made up) RST Group Limited and its subsidiaries incurred a loss on ordinary activities before taxation of £479,263 (2004: £839,305). The net liabilities of the RST Group on a consolidated basis were £150,870 at that date. RST has been accounted for in the accounts of Millfield as a subsidiary and accordingly the disposal is being treated as a related party transaction for the purpose of the AIM Rules. The Directors of Millfield consider, having consulted with Cenkos Securities Limited, Millfield's nominated adviser, that the terms of the transaction are fair and reasonable so far as shareholders are concerned. Press enquiries: Andrew Waterworth / Louise Dolan: Financial Dynamics on 0207 831 3113 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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