AGM Statement and Approval of CVA

The Core Business plc
                                 (the "Company")

          AGM Statement, Approval of CVA, Appointment of New Directors
            Issue of New Shares, Warrants and Convertible Loan Stock
                         and Change of Registered Office


23 March 2010

All  resolutions were passed at today's Annual General Meeting  ("AGM")  of  the
Company.  These resolutions (for which detailed information can be found in  the
Company's announcement of 26 February 2010) included:

  ·  The approval of the Company Voluntary Arrangement ("CVA").  The CVA  was
     also approved at a meeting of the Company's creditors that was held immediately
     prior to the AGM.

  ·  The appointment of Nigel Weller and Leo Knifton as directors of the Company
     and the resignation of the previous board.

  ·  The change of the Company's name from The Core Business plc to Chalkwell
     Investments plc.  A separate announcement will be made once this change has been
     recorded at Companies House and a change of name certificate issued.

  ·  The capital reorganisation of the existing share capital.

  ·  The issue of 410,607 new ordinary 0.1p shares, 3,239,697 warrants and
     £81,646.71 of convertible unsecured loan stock 2015.

The  Company's  existing (post reorganisation) 42,247 ordinary 0.1p  shares  and
warrants  will be restored from suspension from trading on AIM at 7.00am  on  24
March  2010.   An  application has been made for the 410,607 new  ordinary  0.1p
shares to be admitted to trading on AIM with effect from 29 March 2010. The ISIN
of The Core Business plc ordinary 0.1p shares is GB00B606VT57.

The Company's registered office will now be at:

Finsgate
5-7 Cranwood Street
London EC1V 9EE

And its AIM Rule 26 website can now be found at:

http://www.chalkwellinvestmentsplc.co.uk


ENDS


For further information, please contact:

The Core Business plc
Nigel Weller, Director                            07769 906 906

Religare Capital Markets (Nomad)
Nick Harriss/Ben Jeynes                           020 7444 0800

Religare Capital Markets (Broker)
Daniel Briggs                                     020 7444 0500