Acquisition

Milestone Group PLC 28 June 2004 For Immediate Release Monday 28th June 2004 MILESTONE GROUP PLC AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE BROADCAST EQUIPMENT Milestone Group PLC ('Milestone'), the AIM-listed cross media group, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a substantial amount of television broadcasting studio and transmission equipment from Trant Construction Limited ('TCL'). The equipment, which will be utilised by Milestone's recently acquired local television licence in Southampton, has been purchased for a consideration of £250,000 inclusive of VAT. TCL has agreed that the consideration shall be immediately applied by it to subscribe for 250,000 new ordinary shares of 10p each in Milestone at £1.00 per share. Application has been made for admission of such shares to trading on AIM. As part of the agreement TCL have provided a number of warranties and indemnities in relation to the equipment sold. The shares to be issued to TCL have been credited as fully paid, ranking pari passu in all respects with the existing Milestone shares, and will represent approximately 1.13 per cent. of the then enlarged issued ordinary share capital of Milestone. TCL has undertaken (subject to limited exceptions) not to dispose of any of the shares subscribed by it in Milestone for a period of twelve months. Andy Craig, Chief Executive, said: 'This agreement offers excellent value to Milestone providing us with a significant amount of broadcasting equipment and studio fixtures and fittings which will specifically benefit our new local television service in the Southampton region. We have now re-branded this service as SIX TV and we look forward to developing a successful extension to our television operation in the South of England.' For further information please contact: Milestone Group PLC Tel: 01235 547800 Andy Craig / Daniel Cass Buchanan Communications Tel: 020 7466 5000 Bobby Morse / James Strong ENDS This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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