Issue of Equity

Rotala PLC 18 January 2006 Press Release 18 January 2006 Rotala plc ('Rotala' or 'the Company') Placing of shares in the Company fulfilling the remaining substantive condition to settlement The Board of Rotala is pleased to announce the placing of 46,666,667 ordinary shares in the Company. The shares, previously owned by Spritto Nominees Limited, a company wholly owned by Stuart Lawrenson, have now been placed with private investors at a price of 1.35 pence per share. The net proceeds of the placing will be transferred to Central Parking System of UK Limited ('CPS') in accordance with the settlement agreement announced on 30 December 2005. Walker Crips is acting as broker in relation to the placing. The completion of this placing marks the fulfilment of the remaining substantive condition to settlement under the arrangements between the Company, the Flights Group of companies, Central Parking Corporation ('CPC'), its subsidiary, CPS and Stuart Lawrenson. The board of the Company remains committed to creating an integrated, specialist transport company from the platform provided by the Flights Group. As previously stated in its announcement of 10 January 2006, the directors have determined that new equity funding should be raised, and are proposing to raise up to £1,500,000, with a minimum target of £600,000. The funding will be under the EIS relief scheme and the pricing will be determined in due course, but is expected to be within the current market price. Further details of the proposed fundraising are expected to be announced shortly. Following the placing, the Company has received notifications in relation to the following substantial shareholders in the Company: Placing @ 1.35p Holding in the Company following placing Wengen Pension Plan 15,000,000 shares 25,275,000 shares (JH Gunn & Mrs RS Gunn) Paul Heath 6,000,000 shares 10,800,000 shares LinkTraders 6,000,000 shares 12,000,000 shares Ludgate 181 6,631,042 shares 11,431,042 shares (Jersey) Ltd N Haynes Tst 3,750,000 shares 5,515,000 shares I Croft Tst 3,750,000 shares 5,975,000 shares John Gunn Chairman 18 January, 2006 Contacts: Stuart Parkinson, Walker Cripps 020 7553 9680 Nick Fox, M: Communications 020 7153 1540/ 07711 727 618 Notes to Editors: The Company was admitted to trading on AIM on March 29th 2005, having been incorporated on January 21st 2005 to invest in the parking and transportation sectors. In the transport sector, the Board anticipated that opportunities would arise in the provision of bus services, chauffeur-drive services, and integrated ground transportation. In the Company's admission document dated March 11th 2005 the Board stated its intention to complete the Company's first acquisition within six months of Admission and in August 2005 it agreed the acquisition of the Flights Group of companies. The Flights Group comprises three companies: Flights Hallmark, Flights Corporate Transfers and FH Transport. Flights Hallmark is a mature coach and bus business formed through the acquisition and amalgamation of a number of businesses. Its main activities include the provision of dedicated transport solutions for a range of corporate customers, the operation of various shuttle bus services and a substantial coach hire business. Flights Corporate Transfers operates chauffeur driven cars, particularly relating to transport to and from UK airports, for a range of airlines and airline-related customers. The third company, FH Transport, does not currently trade but holds certain contracts with customers relating to the business operated by the other members of the Flights Group. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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