7 December 2007
Talent Group plc
Director's Shareholding and Directorate Change
Talent Group plc ("Talent" or "the Company") announces that, Robert Benton,
chairman, has notified the company that he sold, on 6 December 2007, 2,325,000
Talent ordinary shares, equivalent to 14.34 per cent of the issued share
capital of the Company, at 6p per share. He retains 502,503 Talent ordinary
shares, equivalent to 3.10 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.
Talent also announces that Terence Bate has notified the Company that he
purchased, on the same date, 2,025,000 Talent ordinary shares, equivalent to
12.49 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company, at 6p per share. As
a result, he now holds 3,025,000 Talent ordinary shares, equivalent to 18.66
per cent of the issued share capital of the Company.
Following the Company's forthcoming Annual General Meeting, it is intended that
Mr Benton will resign as chairman and as a director of Talent and that Mr Bate
will join the board and be appointed chairman. A further announcement, which
will contain the information on Mr Bate required under Rule 17 of the AIM Rules
for Companies, will be made in due course.
Commenting on the changes, Bob Benton said: "Having become chief executive of
Ingenious Securities Limited, which specialises in the media sector and
commenced trading as a member of the Stock Exchange in November this year, I
believe that the potential for conflict of interest in also holding the
position of chairman of a publicly quoted television production company
requires me to step down. However, I remain fully confident in the future of
Talent and its team and will maintain a meaningful shareholding in the
company."
Terry Bate commented: "I have known John Kaye Cooper and Tony Humphreys for
many years, having collaborated with them on a number of projects, and have a
great deal of respect for their achievements. I am delighted by the opportunity
to work with them again and join the board of Talent. The Company has an
admirable track record and I believe that now is an excellent time for me to be
returning to the media industry. I look forward to maximising all opportunities
and working with Talent's principal executives to take the Company to its next
chapter."
For enquiries:
Talent Group plc 020 7421 7800
Tony Humphreys (Managing Director)
John East & Partners Limited 020 7628 2200
John East/Simon Clements
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