Directorate Change

RNS Number : 5368S

AIM Investments PLC

20 May 2009

AIM Investments plc

("AIM Investments" or 'the Company')

Appointment of Independent Director

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir Bernard Zissman as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Sir Bernard, aged 75, was knighted for public and political services in 2006. Sir Bernard was the Lord Mayor of Birmingham in 1990/91 and has held numerous other public posts spanning a 30-year career. Sir. Bernard was named as the Institute of Directors' "Non-Executive Director of the Year" in 2007 in recognition of his non-executive positions within a number of Midlands-based companies.

He is currently the Chairman of a number of both public and private companies, namely Advantage Business Angels Ltd, CDI Plc and Early Equity Plc. Also, he is currently the chief executive officer of Confident Communications Ltd. Previous corporate roles have included the Chairman of an NHS Trust and Director of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham. He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Birmingham in 1997 and a doctorate from Birmingham City University in 2000.

Sir Bernard holds no shares in the Company.

Sir Bernard's directorships (current and held within the previous five years) are as follows:

Current Directorships

CDI Group plc

The Advantage Business Angels Group Ltd

Early Equity plc

ABA Private Investors Ltd

ABA Corporate Finance Ltd

Millennium Point Trust

MPT Environmental Ltd

Millennium Point Property Ltd

Millennium Point Shared Services Ltd

Private Equity Builders LLP

Birmingham City Watch Trust

Past Directorships

Thinktank Trust (resigned 02/05/08)

Trusted Business Partners plc (resigned 09/05/08)

Sir Bernard Zissman was a director at the time, or within twelve months, of the following companies going into receivership, compulsory liquidation, creditors' voluntary liquidation, administration, company voluntary arrangement or composition with creditors generally or any class of its creditors:

Network Chauffeur Drive Limited

Audos Limited

Network Chauffeur Drive Limited went into liquidation on 20 January 2003 owing creditors £336,386.00.

Audos Limited went into administration on 2 August 2006 owing creditors £437,946.02.

No other information falls to be disclosed under schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules with regard to Sir Bernard Zissman.

Andrew Miekle/Alexandra Eavis/Alberto Gil

AIM Investments plc

www.aiminvestmentsplc.com

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Zimmerman Adams International Ltd

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