RNS Number:4848S
AIM
26 November 2003


          ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY THE AIM APPLICANT PRIOR TO ADMISSION 
                        IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIM RULE 2

ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

COMPANY NAME:
Avesco plc

(Registered number 01788363)


COMPANY ADDRESS:
Unit E2

Sussex Manor Business Park

Gatwick Road

Crawley


COMPANY POSTCODE:
RH10 9NH


COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:
United Kingdom


COMPANY BUSINESS:
Avesco specialises in the provision of specialist services to the corporate, presentation, entertainment and
broadcast markets.  In addition, the company owns a 49% interest in Complete Communications Corporation Limited
(owner of Celador Productions and Celador International, leading producers of light entertainment shows including
"Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?") and a 23.7% interest in Medal Entertainment & Media plc.


DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, nominal value and issue price):
16,316,297 ordinary shares of 10 pence each



In addition, the Company has two block listing facilities under which 88,045 ordinary shares of 10 pence each and
360,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each remain unissued.


CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:
Nil


FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:
Richard Alan Murray* - Chairman

David John Nicholson - Group Chief Executive

David Graham Brocksom FCA - Finance Director

Graham Peter Andrews - Chief Executive, Creative Technology Group

David Andrew Crump - Business Development Director

Nicholas Simon Conn LLB - Company Secretary

Ian Paul Martin - Senior Independent Non-executive Director

Alfred Patrick Stirling FCA - Non-executive Director

Cameron Anderson Maxwell FCA - Non-executive Director



* Note: Richard Alan Murray-Obodynski is referred to in this notice as Richard Alan Murray, the name by which he
is known in the television and video industry


PERSON(S) INTERESTED IN 3% OR MORE OF THE ISSUER'S CAPITAL, EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL
STATING WHETHER BEFORE OR AFTER ADMISSION:
All holdings are before and after admission:



R A Murray                                   19.09%

Prudential plc                               14.97%

The Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc   8.85%

Complete Communications Corporation Limited   5.21%


NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES:
Save as disclosed in the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2003, no persons or
corporates fall to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.


ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:
31 March


EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:
24 December 2003


NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:
Durlacher Limited

4 Chiswell Street

London EC1Y 4UP


NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:
Joint brokers:



Durlacher Limited              Evolution Beeson Gregory Limited
4 Chiswell Street              100 Wood Street
London EC1Y 4UP                London EC2V 7AN


DETAILS OF WHERE (POSTAL OR INTERNET ADDRESS) THE ADMISSION DOCUMENT WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM, WITH A STATEMENT
THAT THIS WILL CONTAIN FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES:
Not applicable - quoted applicant.


DATE OF NOTIFICATION:
26 November 2003


NEW/ UPDATE (see note):
New


QUOTED APPLICANTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

THE NAME OF THE AIM DESIGNATED MARKET UPON WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN TRADED:
UKLA Official List


THE DATE FROM WHICH THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES HAVE BEEN SO TRADED:
1988


CONFIRMATION THAT THE APPLICANT HAS ADHERED TO ANY LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS INVOLVED IN HAVING ITS
SECURITIES TRADED UPON SUCH A MARKET:
The Directors of Avesco hereby confirm that the Company has adhered to any legal and regulatory requirements
involved in having its securities traded upon the Official List (that is, principally, the relevant provisions of
the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority, the Companies Act and the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000).


AN ADDRESS OR WEB-SITE ADDRESS WHERE ANY DOCUMENTS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS WHICH THE APPLICANT HAS MADE PUBLIC OVER THE
LAST TWO YEARS (IN CONSEQUENCE OF HAVING ITS SECURITIES SO TRADED) ARE AVAILABLE:
All announcements are available from the Company Secretary at:

Avesco plc

Unit E2

Sussex Manor Business Park

Gatwick Road

Crawley

RH10 9NH


DETAILS OF THE APPLICANT'S STRATEGY FOLLOWING ADMISSION INCLUDING, IN THE CASE OF AN INVESTING COMPANY, DETAILS
OF ITS INVESTMENT STRATEGY:

The Board has conducted a strategic review of the Group with a view to enhancing shareholder value.  As a result,
following admission to AIM, it is intended that the Group will announce plans to demerge .  If the Group does
indeed decide to announce plans to demerge, the Group would propose to demerge into two entities which would each
be quoted on AIM.  One entity would focus on the Company's core offerings in the provision of specialist services
to the corporate, presentation, entertainment and broadcast markets and the other entity would act as a vehicle
owning holdings in Complete Communications Corporation Limited and Medal Entertainment & Media plc.  Should the
Group decide to demerge, further details will be announced in due course following Avesco's admission to AIM.
Any demerger would be subject to prior approval by Avesco's shareholders.


A DESCRIPTION OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN FINANCIAL OR TRADING POSITION OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH HAS OCCURRED
SINCE THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL PERIOD FOR WHICH AUDITED STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED:
Save as announced by the Company on 5th September 2003 and as disclosed in the Annual Report and Accounts of the
Company for the year ended 31st March 2003, the Directors of Avesco report that there has been no significant
change in the financial or trading position of the Company since 31st March 2003, the date to which the latest
audited results for Avesco were published.


A STATEMENT THAT THE DIRECTORS OF THE APPLICANT HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT ITS WORKING CAPITAL WILL BE
INSUFFICIENT FOR AT LEAST TWELVE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF ITS ADMISSION:

The Directors of Avesco have no reason to believe that the working capital available to the Company upon
admission to AIM (estimated admission date is 24 December 2003) will be insufficient for the Company's future
requirements, that is, for at least the first 12 months following admission to AIM.


DETAILS OF ANY LOCK-IN ARRANGEMENTS PURSUANT TO RULE 7 OF THE AIM RULES:

Not applicable.  Applicant's main activity has been independent and revenue earning for in excess of 2 years.


A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR SETTLING THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:
Applicant's securities settle through CREST.


A WEBSITE ADDRESS DETAILING THE RIGHTS ATTACHING TO THE APPLICANT'S SECURITIES:
www.avesco.co.uk/investor.html


INFORMATION EQUIVALENT TO THAT REQUIRED FOR AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY PUBLIC:
All information equivalent to that required for an admission document is in the public domain.


A WEBSITE ADDRESS OF A PAGE CONTAINING THE APPLICANT'S LATEST ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS WHICH MUST HAVE A
FINANCIAL YEAR END NOT MORE THEN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO ADMISSION.  THE ACCOUNTS MUST BE PREPARED ACCORDING TO UK
OR US GAAP OR INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.

Audited annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2003 can be found on the Company's website at
www.avesco.co.uk






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