Trading Update and Board Appointments

 
TIDMSPMG 
 
28 JAN 2010 
 
                             SPORT MEDIA GROUP PLC 
                   ("Sport Media", "SPMG", "or "the Company") 
                     Trading Update and Board Appointments 
 
The  Board of  Sport Media  Group plc  (AIM: SPMG.L), the integrated multi-media 
group  that publishes the Sunday and Daily Sport newspapers and provides digital 
content  for internet and mobile channels,   today reports the following trading 
update: 
The  last  five  months  trading  to  31st December continued to be encouraging. 
Although  daily circulation of the  newspaper failed to hold  the peak levels of 
August,  they  remained  above  budget  and  the Group traded profitably for the 
period. 
The Board is confident that 2010 will see profitability recover further. 
The  Board is  also pleased  to announce  the appointment  of Mr  William Martin 
Robinson  ("Martin") (aged 51) as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of the Group and 
Robert  Johnson ("Rob") (aged 54) as  Executive Director.  Both appointments are 
effective immediately. It is anticipated that Martin will become Chairman of the 
Group following the next Annual General Meeting. 
Rob  has held a senior position in  the operational structure of the Company for 
10 years.   Rob is beneficially interested in 876,977 Ordinary Shares of 0.25p, 
representing approximately 0.9 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. 
Commenting on the recent appointments, David Bailey, Chairman, said: 
"The  Company is delighted to welcome both Martin  and Rob to the Board.  I feel 
confident  that, with the extensive positions Martin  has held, he will bring to 
us  a wealth of expertise and knowledge as  we continue to grow the business and 
move  forward with the ever-changing economic climate.  Rob's appointment to the 
main  Board, from the operating structure, further strengthens our commitment in 
bringing value to shareholders". 
The Board also today confirms that it expects to announce the Company's results, 
for the 17 months to December 2009, in April. 
The  following  information  is  disclosed  pursuant  to  Rule 17, Schedule Two, 
paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules: 
 
In respect of Martin Robinson 
 
Current Appointments: 
 
A.C.A Limited 
Plant Impact Plc 
Braemar Group Plc 
Regenesis Group Limited 
Braemar UK Agricultural Land Plc 
 
Previous Appointments: 
 
Lloyd Street Holdings Limited 
Chartered Accountants' Trustees Limited 
F.C.A. Limited 
Alec Finch  Group Limited 
Venturia Plc 
Pro. Manchester Limited 
The Private Capital Club Limited 
The Muse Corporate Limited 
 
Appointments at Time of Dissolution: 
 
Peter Robinson Securities Limited 
Henry Cooke Managed Services Limited 
The Tritec Trust Limited 
Exchange Information Systems Limited 
Braemar Reversionary Property 
In respect of Rob Johnson 
Robert  Johnson was the sole director of Tobyward Limited ("Tobyward").  Between 
11 January 1996 and 29 March 1996 Tobyward was convicted of a number of criminal 
offences  pursuant to the  Trade Descriptions Act  1968, the Consumer Protection 
Act 1987, Article 3(2) Mail Order Transactions (Information) Order 1976, Section 
23 of  the Fair Trading Act 1973 and  the Food Labelling Regulations 1984. These 
indictments  related to advertisements placed  in various publications on behalf 
of  Tobyward during 1993 and 1994 regarding  false trade descriptions applied to 
products  sold by Tobyward.   Prosecutions were brought  in the Shrewsbury Crown 
Court,  Shrewsbury  Magistrates  Court  and  the  Wolverhampton Crown Court, and 
Tobyward  incurred aggregate fines and Court costs of approximately  GBP158,000.  A 
liquidator  was  appointed  to  Tobyward  on  26 April  1996. The liquidator was 
appointed following a creditors voluntary liquidation on 26 April 1996 resulting 
in an estimated deficiency to creditors of approximately  GBP386,000.  Tobyward was 
subsequently dissolved on 2 March 1998. 
Following  the liquidation of Tobyward,  the liquidator investigated the conduct 
of  Robert Johnson (as  he is required  to do by  law) and on 17 November 1997, 
Robert  Johnson was disqualified, for  a period of four  years, from acting as a 
director  of a  company by  the Companies  Court.  However,  as explained in the 
Interactive  World  plc  AIM  Admission  document,  published  on 3 May 2006 and 
available   on   the   Company's  website,  due  to  the  circumstances  of  the 
disqualification  and the fact  that he has  never since been  associated with a 
failed  company and that,  in the other  Directors' view, Robert Johnson behaved 
properly  since this time the other Directors and Daniel Stewart are of the view 
that  Robert Johnson is entirely appropriate to  be an Executive Director of the 
Company. 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Sport Media Group plc 
David Bailey, Chairman 
Andrew Fickling, Chief Executive Officer 
Neil Robertson, Group Finance Director 
Tel: + 44 (0) 7836 258 558 
Tel: + 44 (0) 161 236 4466 
www.sportmediagroup.co.uk <http://www.sportmediagroup.co.uk/> 
 
Daniel Stewart & Company plc 
Simon Leathers/Oliver Rigby 
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550 
www.danielstewart.co.uk <http://www.danielstewart.co.uk/> 
Notes to Editor: 
On the 5th September 2007 Interactive World Plc acquired the entire issued share 
capital  of Sport Newspapers Limited by way  of a reverse takeover. At this time 
the  name of the Company  was changed to Sport  Media Group Plc and the enlarged 
issued share capital was admitted to trading on AIM. 
 
The  Group  has  grown  to  become  a  recognised UK branded  tabloid newspaper, 
publishing  various titles including the Daily Sport and Sunday Sport. The Sport 
titles  are  sold  to  approximately  39,000 retail  outlets  around the UK by a 
network of wholesalers, both commercial and independent. 
 
The  Group's other activities include the sales of digital media content through 
mobile telephones and via the internet. 
 
 
 
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