Contract Announcement

SpaceandPeople PLC 09 August 2007 Press Release 9 August 2007 SpaceandPeople Plc ('SpaceandPeople' or 'the Company') Contract Announcement SpaceandPeople Plc (AIM:SAL), which facilitates and manages the sale of promotional space in malls and shopping centres, today announces that it has signed a five year contract with ECE Projektmanagement GmbH ('ECE') of Hamburg to exclusively manage, market and sell all promotional opportunities initially in 55 shopping centers in Germany, this will increase to 67 in 2009. The deal will see the number of shopping centers that SpaceandPeople manage increase from 172 to 227. SpaceandPeople expects that it will be able to start its German operations on the 1st September 2007. ECE is a leading European shopping centre business and has been developing, planning, building, leasing and managing shopping centres since 1965. The shopping centres that SpaceandPeople will manage for ECE are almost exclusively prestigious inner city venues within Germany's major cities and have large footfalls in excess of 13 million per week combined. Commenting on the deal Matthew Bending, Joint CEO of SpaceandPeople said: 'This contract is important. In addition to adding 55 new centers to our portfolio, it allows SpaceandPeople to export its unique business model to Europe's largest market. We are delighted that ECE, a market leader has recognised SpaceandPeople's expertise in mall promotions and we look forward to working with them at this exciting stage of our markets development.' - Ends - Enquiries: SpaceandPeople Plc Matthew Bending Tel: +44 (0) 705 900 3134 matthew.bending@spaceandpeople.com www.spaceandpeople.com JMFinn Capital Markets Clive Carver Tel: +44 (0) 203 207 3212 c.ccarver@finncapitalmarkets.com www.jmfinn.com Media enquiries: Abchurch Charlie Jack / Emma Johnson Tel: +44 (0) 207 398 7706 charlie.jack@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Notes to Editors SpaceandPeople Plc (SAL.L) is a leading B2B provider which markets, sells and administers promotional space in a variety of high footfall venues across the UK. The Company was founded in 2001 with the aim to enable shopping centre professionals to centrally market, administer, promote and sell their promotional mall space in an easily accessible and profitable way. The team is in constant dialogue with the UK's biggest brand owners, field marketing, PR and sales promotion agencies to increase occupancy and the quality of promotions in venues. The Company's website, which is the UK's most comprehensive sales database of Shopping Centre mall space and its dedicated call centre allows advertisers and brands to book space for short-term retailing and experiential marketing promotions on a national basis. The service also aids management control, minimises paperwork and releases administration on site. SpaceandPeople listed on the AIM market in November 2004 and is included in the FTSE Media sector. Turnover for the year ended October 2006 increased by 37%, to £1.9 million, generating a 48% increase in profit before tax to £455,000. The combined footfall in SpaceandPeople's venue portfolio is now in excess of 40 million people a week in over 230 venues Europe wide. Further information on SpaceandPeople Plc can be found at www.spaceandpeople.com About ECE Projektmanagement GmbH ('ECE') ECE has been developing, planning, building, leasing and managing shopping centres since 1965. With a total of 90 shopping centres under management in Europe of which 67 are in Germany the company is the European market leader in the shopping centre sector. ECE specialise in creating each centre as a highly complex and unique project. Its tailored architectural designs range from historically oriented to futuristic are developed by more than 300 experienced ECE architects and construction engineers, as well as cooperating with star architects like Professor Dr. Gunter Henn or Renzo Piano. The sensitive and unique way it integrates shopping centres in the city centre environment takes full account of local interests and the existing local settings. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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