RNS Number:9305X
First Artist Corporation PLC
07 June 2007

                                        
                                  AGM Statement

At today's Annual General Meeting of First Artist Corporation plc ("First 
Artist" or "the Group"), the integrated marketing, sport and entertainment 
management group, Jon Smith, Chief Executive, will make the following statement:

"First Artist has made considerable progress over the past year in delivering on
its strategy of developing the Group into a broad based integrated marketing,
sport and entertainment management group. The acquisitions made last summer have
now been fully and successfully integrated and are contributing to the strong
performance of the Group. In particular, the acquisition of Dewynters has
significantly broadened the Group's business base. Dewynters is an iconic brand
in its own right, holding a dominant position in the UK theatre and
entertainment industry and with profitable operations in the USA.

In April 2007 the Group also acquired Yell Communications which specialises in
events and delegate management and will help the Group to further develop its
corporate events division, The Finishing Touch. We are also pleased to report
the launch of First Rights Limited, which will act on behalf of sponsorship
rights owners. This is a major area for potential growth and one that will
benefit greatly from being part of the enlarged and expanding group.

The Group is currently trading in line with management's expectations. In
particular, our Sport division has had a successful start to the summer football
trading window, including the transfers of Jonathan Woodgate to Middlesbrough
and Sulley Muntari to Portsmouth. The Sport division should also benefit from
the knock-on effect of the significantly increased TV rights monies, which
commence this summer.

Our event management business, The Finishing Touch, is trading exceptionally
well, having been boosted by the recovery of the corporate sector.

This last year has been the London West End's most successful, and with
Dewynters having a larger pipeline than ever before for  shows planned in 2008,
prospects continue to be positive.  Dewynters' US merchandising activities also
continue to produce strong results from its Las Vegas and New York operations.
In addition to Newman Displays' theatre front of house delivery, cinema
production work has also expanded further afield, with Newmans producing the
display for "Transformers" at the recent Cannes Film Festival.

The Board remains optimistic about the Group's continued growth for the
remainder of the year and beyond."

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Enquiries

First Artist Corporation plc
Jon Smith, Chief Executive
Richard Hughes, Group Managing Director Tel: +44(0) 208 900 1818

Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial
Peter Otero / Rosanne Perry Tel: +44(0) 207 861 3232






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