Trading Update

 

TIDMFAN 
 
RNS Number : 4024Y 
First Artist Corporation PLC 
02 September 2009 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Artist Corporation plc 
(the "Group") 
 
 
Trading Update 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Artist Corporation plc (AIM:FAN) is pleased to provide a further update to 
the market following the announcement on 4 August 2009.  Trading continued very 
positively for the remainder of the summer football transfer window, and in 
addition to the deals already announced, the Sport division was instrumental in 
the following transfers: 
 
 
 
 
  *  Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth to Tottenham Hotspur 
 
 
 
  *  Sebastien Bassong from Newcastle to Tottenham Hotspur 
 
 
 
  *  Jonathan Greening from WBA to Fulham 
 
 
 
  *  Habib Beye from Newcastle to Aston Villa 
 
 
 
  *  Martin Albrechtsen from Derby County to F C Midtjylland (Denmark) 
 
 
 
These are amongst more than 30 other transactions in one of our best football 
trading windows to date. 
 
 
The division was also responsible for re-negotiating Davide Santon's contract 
with Inter Milan. 
 
 
Furthermore, we are pleased to announce that in accordance with the terms of our 
banking  facility with Allied Irish Bank, the Group has repaid GBP0.5 million of 
its mezzanine loans. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For further information: 
 
 
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| First Artist Corporation plc                           | tel: [phone]       | 
| Jon Smith, Chief Executive                             | www.firstartist.com      | 
| Julianne Coutts, Director & Company Secretary          |                          | 
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| Daniel Stewart & Company plc, Nominated Adviser and    | tel: [phone]       | 
| Broker                                                 | www.danielstewart.co.uk  | 
| Stewart Dickson/Graham Webster                         |                          | 
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Notes to Editors: 
First Artist Corporation plc was admitted to AIM in 2002. 
 
 
First Artist's group companies are among the leading brands in their fields 
under the following  categories: 
 
 
Media - entertainment advertising, marketing, design, promotions, digital media, 
merchandising, signage and front of house displays for the West End, Broadway 
and Las Vegas  via  the  Dewynters, SpotCo and Newman Displays brands. 
Sponsorship rights marketing through First Rights Limited. 
 
 
Events - offers a broad range of events such as conferences, company activity 
days, parties, venue finding, delegate management and client events for private 
and public sector clients through The Finishing Touch. 
 
 
Entertainment/Sport - representation of media personalities and football 
players/clubs across  the UK, Europe and the US by First Artist Management, 
First Artist Sport, Promosport and First Artist Scandinavia, together with 
wealth management through the Independent Financial Advisory firm, Optimal 
Wealth Management. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This information is provided by RNS 
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