Ministry of Sound option

Core Business PLC (The)
11 August 2006



PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release: 11 August, 2006



          Ministry of Sound exercises share option in The Core Business


The Core Business plc ('The Core Business' or 'the Company'), the innovative
beauty brand building business, announces today that Ministry of Sound, through
its ultimate holding company Nimbus Holdings Ltd, has elected to exercise its
option to subscribe for shares in the Company.

Ministry of Sound has subscribed for 2,119,822 ordinary shares in the Company at
the price of 4 pence per share, the equivalent of five per cent of the enlarged
ordinary share capital of The Core Business. Application has been made for the
ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM on 14 August 2006.

The share option was granted as part of a brand licensing agreement announced on
29 June under which The Core Business is developing a range of male grooming and
female beauty products for the music, entertainment and lifestyle brands,
'Ministry of Sound' and 'Hed Kandi'. The Core Business Executive Brand Director
May Jennings is working closely with Ministry of Sound and Hed Kandi to develop
the product ranges for launch in 2007.

Stirling Murray, Chief Executive of The Core Business, said:

'I am delighted that Ministry of Sound has decided to exercise its option to
subscribe for shares in the company. This is a powerful endorsement of The Core
Business and demonstrates a strong belief in our potential to deliver value for
shareholders.'

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

The Core Business plc
Stirling Murray, Chief Executive                               020 7483 4300
www.thecorebusiness.co.uk

Aquila Financial Ltd
Peter Reilly                                                   020 7202 2601
Vivienne Macey                                                 020 7202 2602
www.aquila-financial.com

ARM Corporate Finance
Nick Harriss                                                  020 7 5120191



Notes to Editors


The Core Business

The Core Business was established in May 2004 by Stirling Murray to create,
develop, launch and distribute personal care and beauty brands. It also provides
consultancy and brand management services.

The Core Business listed on AIM in March 2006 under the ticker 'CORE'

www.thecorebusiness.co.uk



Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound is one of the most widely-recognised names in the music,
entertainment and lifestyle industries. The brand includes Europe's biggest
independent record label, international clubs and bars and a wide range of
branded products including a top-selling consumer electronics range, fashion and
accessories.

www.ministryofsound.com



Hed Kandi

Hed Kandi was established in 1999 as a record label specialising in house music,
which has since developed into a lifestyle brand including merchandise, a radio
show and nightclub events across the UK and worldwide.

www.hedkandi.com




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