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Printing.com plc 11 August 2004 FOR RELEASE 8.00 AM 11 August 2004 PRINTING.COM PLC ('Printing.com' or 'the Company') Specialist retail chain with 82, predominantly franchised, Outlets across the UK Result of Extraordinary General Meeting Dealings commence on AIM on Wednesday, 11 August 2004 Looking forward to a period of significant growth Printing.com announces that all of the resolutions set out in the circular issued by the Company on 16 July 2004 were duly passed by shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') of the Company held on Monday, 9 August 2004. Following the EGM, 3,833,333 ordinary shares have been successfully placed with institutional investors by Brewin Dolphin Securities Limited, the Company's broker, which has raised approximately £900,000 for the Company after expenses. In aggregate, 42,697,473 ordinary shares in Printing have been admitted to trading on the Alternative Investment Market of The London Stock Exchange ('AIM') today. George Hardie, the Chairman of Printing.com, commented; 'After the progress of the last three years, we are delighted to see Printing.com's shares traded on AIM. We have a proven business model which has enabled us to generate good profits and I am confident that we can look forward to a period of significant growth as we expand the number of Printing.com outlets.' For further information: Printing.com plc Tony Rafferty (Chief Executive) 07966 517 336 Alan Roberts (Finance Director) 0161 848 5713 Beattie Financial Brian Coleman-Smith / Jo Clewlow 020 7398 3300 Financial track record The financial track record of the Group is summarised below: Year ended 31 March 2002 2003 2004 £000 £000 £000 Turnover - Franchise revenue 91 1,122 3,245 Owned Store revenue 3,959 4,862 4,146 - The Agency 1 ,548 1,710 1,937 -------- -------- ------ 5,598 7,694 9,328 -------- -------- ------ (Loss)/profit on ordinary activities before taxation (776) 511 941 -------- -------- ------ Shareholders' funds 194 2,123 2,718 -------- -------- ------ (Loss)/earnings per share (post notional tax charge) (2.41)p 0.92p 1.69p Number of Outlets 14 14 10 - Owned Stores - Franchised Stores - - 12 - Bolt-on Franchises 24 36 43 -------- -------- ------ 38 50 65 -------- -------- ------ Background note: Printing.com Printing.com offers a broad product range including leaflets, postcards, promotional cards, invitations, letterheads and business cards to consumers and small and medium sized companies. Unlike its competitors, Printing.com Stores do not have any printing equipment on location. The Company's printing and ancillary equipment is based at the centralised Production Hub with the head office in Manchester. All work is produced in full four colour rather than two colour. Delivery to the customer is usually within three days. The printing sector has traditionally been served by smaller printing companies or other On Demand Printers and is estimated to be worth some £1 billion. Printing.com has four routes to market: Franchise Stores, Bolt-on Franchises, Company owned Stores, and via the Company's website where online design and ordering are facilitated. Printing.com Outlets Company Stores Region Town Post Code --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Dublin Store Ireland Dublin Dublin 2 --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Ealing Store London Ealing W13 8SB --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Nottingham Store Midlands Nottingham NG1 6DQ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Birmingham Store Midlands Birmingham B5 4JL --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Sheffield Store North East Sheffield S1 4GF --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Hull Store North East Hull HU1 2AG --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Manchester Store North West Manchester M3 4BQ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- The Hub North West Trafford Park M17 1FG --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Edinburgh Store Scotland Edinburgh EH3 6QY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Edinburgh Store Scotland Edinburgh EH3 9LY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Bristol Store South West Bristol BS1 3LZ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Franchised Stores --------------- Central London Store London Baker Street NW1 6UY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Hampstead Store London Hampstead NW3 5HS --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Watford Store London Watford WD17 1RA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Harrow Store London Harrow HA7 2QJ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Reading Store London Reading RG1 4TA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Oxford Store Midlands Oxford OX2 7HT --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Leicester Store Midlands Leicester LE1 1LB --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Newcastle Store North East Newcastle NE1 5EE --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Leeds Store North East Leeds LS1 3DL --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Liverpool Store North West Liverpool L2 2HF --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Lancaster Store North West Lancaster LA1 1XN --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Glasgow Store Scotland Glasgow G3 8LZ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Ashford Store South East Ashford TN24 8UU --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Plymouth Store South West Plymouth PL4 0AU --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Franchised Retail Region Town Post Code Outlets Expocentric - Wardour London Soho W1V 3AU --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Color Co. - Canary Wharf London Canary Wharf E14 4PZ ---------- ------------- ------------- Expocentric - Dover London Mayfair W1X 3PH --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Color Co. - Chelsea London Chelsea SW10 0XF --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Full Colour Store London Clapham SW17 9SH --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Print Express London Colindale NW9 5DL --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- 0800 Promote London Finchley N3 1TR --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Printer Net Services London Wimbledon SW19 8TY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Pollyprint London Ealing W5 4UA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- London Print Compamy London Shaftesbury Avenue WC2H 8EB --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Printhouse London Nottinghill W11 3HT --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- 0800 Promote London North Finchley N12 9QG --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Kaleidoscope Midlands Leamington Spa CV31 1BZ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Albry Printing Company Midlands Wallingford OX10 9DA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Final Imaging Midlands Sawtry PE28 5SB --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Dove Signs Midlands Nuneaton CV11 6GX --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Platinum Promotions Midlands Bingham NG13 8AQ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Multiprint Midlands Normanton WF6 2AF --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Custard Creative Midlands Northampton NN3 6WL --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Cre8ive Design Midlands Kenilworth CV8 1JD --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- For Colour Midlands Newark, Nottingham NG24 1LE --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Sign It Midlands Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2AY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Ozmedia Print Midlands Barrow Upon Soar LE12 8JH --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Pewter Design Midlands Market Harborough LE16 7DS --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- St Ives Quickprint Midlands St Ives PE27 3WS --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Artichoke Design Midlands Birmingham B18 6NN --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Colour Box Design North East York YO23 1NA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Print House Direct North East Bishop Auckland DL14 0LZ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- The Factory North East Leeds LS12 2DS --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Maskerade Design North East Sunderland SR2 7PR --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Pro-Actif North East Darlington DL3 7TD Communications ---------- ------------- ------------- --------------- Blah D Blah North Wales Bangor LL57 1NY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Granthams - Preston North West Preston PR1 2UQ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Granthams - Blackpool North West Blackpool FY1 4PE --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Print Design Warehouse North West Marple SK6 7AD --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- RAS Limited North West Chester CH3 5AG --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Silverback North West Isle of Man IM1 2LA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Mailboxes North West Stockport SK1 1LE --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Quantum Publishing North West Liverpool L18 6HB --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Printel North West Widnes WA3 8LG --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- ER Design & Print North West Alsager CW2 5PR --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Impact Advertising North West Timperley WA15 7SP --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Masterprint North West St Helens WA10 1DH --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Bradbury Graphics Northern Ireland Belfast BT7 1BS --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Xpress Creative Northern Ireland Newtonabbey BT36 4PU --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Mooney Media Northern Ireland County Down BT32 4QD --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Color Co. - Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh EH2 2PA --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Color Co. - Bristol South East Bristol BS1 5HH --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- TRS Graphics South East Croydon CR2 6EB --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Felix Communications South East Rochester ME2 4HZ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Palladian Press South East Colchester CO2 7EZ --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Studio Direct South East Chelmsford CM2 6HE --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Lussh Creative South East Chesterfield S40 2BY --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Anneset South West Weston-Super-Mare BS23 3DE --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Presto Print South West Christchurch BH23 1QD --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- Malthouse South West Taunton TA1 3EP --------------- ---------- ------------- ------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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