Issue of Equity & Disclosure of Shareholding

The Core Business PLC
(`Core' or `the Company')

Issue of Equity & Disclosure of Shareholding

6 May 2008

The Company is pleased to announce that it has completed a placing of 32,000,000 new Ordinary 0.5p Shares at a price of
0.75p per share, (the "Placing") for a total value of £240,000. The Placing was undertaken by SVS Securities plc
("SVS"), the Company's broker. The proceeds will be used for general working capital proceeds.

Following the issue of the new ordinary shares, the Company's total issued share capital will be 235,482,454 Ordinary
shares of 0.5p each. An application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the new ordinary shares to be
admitted to trading on AIM with effect from 11 June 2008.

27,200,000 of the new shares are held by SVS, equivalent to 11.55% of the enlarged share capital of the Company.

Speaking today Stirling Murray, Chief Executive, stated: "We are delighted to have raised this additional capital which
will allow us to facilitate the introduction of new brands into major retailers  across the UK and the development of
our retail web site www.amirose.com."


For further information please contact:

The Core Business plc
Stirling Murray, Chief Executive             Tel:  [phone]
www.thecorebusiness.co.uk


Blomfield Corporate Finance Limited (Nomad)
Nick Harriss                                 Tel: + 44 (0) 207 489 4500


SVS Securities plc (Broker)
Ian Callaway                                 Tel: + 44 (0) 207 638 5600