RNS Number:3163S
AIM
20 November 2003


ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE BY AIM APPLICANT AT LEAST 10 BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO 
ADMISSION

ALL APPLICANTS MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

COMPANY NAME:               hot group plc

COMPANY ADDRESS:            3 Shortlands, London

COMPANY POSTCODE:           W6 8JH

COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION:   England

COMPANY BUSINESS:           The principal activity of hot group plc is the 
                            provision of online and traditional recruitment 
                            services.

DETAILS OF SECURITIES TO BE ADMITTED (i.e. where known, number of shares, 
nominal value and issue price):

152,713,553 ordinary shares having a nominal value of 10p each, of which
16,363,076 new ordinary shares are to be issued as vendor consideration.

CAPITAL TO BE RAISED ON ADMISSION:   #Nil

FULL NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND PROPOSED DIRECTORS:

Anthony Henry Reeves, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Dennis Wright, Finance Director
Harvey Ian Sinclair, Managing Director (Online Division)
Douglas Malcolm Woodward, Managing Director (Recruitment Division)
James Donald Hanson, Non-Executive Director
John Frederick Waley Sanderson, Non-Executive Director

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:

(i) 3% shareholders notified to the Company                               Number of  Percentage of issued
                                                                    Ordinary Shares        Ordinary Share
                                                                                           capital before
                                                                                                admission
Name

Morley Fund Management Limited                                           16,829,033                 12.34
New Star Asset Management Limited                                         8,865,600                  6.50
Herald Investment Trust plc                                               6,228,098                  4.57
James Donald Hanson                                                       5,491,464                  4.03
Anthony Henry Reeves                                                      4,883,535                  3.58
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited                                4,323,118                  3.17
Strand Associates Limited                                                 4,206,702                  3.09


(ii) Registered holders of 3% or more                                     Number of  Percentage of issued
                                                                    Ordinary Shares        Ordinary Share
                                                                                           capital before
                                                                                                admission
Name

Rathbone Nomines Limited                                                  8,168,037                  5.99
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 741448                       8,165,600                  5.99
Pershing Keen Nominees Limited a/c TUT                                    7,593,629                  5.57
Vidacos Nominees Limited a/c NRWICH9                                      6,731,613                  4.94
Chase Nominees Limited                                                    6,563,319                  4.81
Adam & Company (Nominees) Limited a/c HAC                                 6,541,804                  4.80
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited a/c HIT                                        6,228,098                  4.57
Vidacos Nominees Limited a/c NRWICH5                                      5,517,420                  4.05
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c 811664                       5,498,257                  4.03
Chase Nominees Limited a/c USS                                            4,323,118                  3.17



Note:

It should be noted that one or more of the shareholders listed in paragraph (i)
above may be beneficially entitled to certain holdings, or portions of holdings
set out in paragraph (ii) above.

NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL PERSONS TO BE DISCLOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SCHEDULE 
2, PARAGRAPH (G) OF THE AIM RULES.

None

ANTICIPATED ACCOUNTING REFERENCE DATE:            31 August

EXPECTED ADMISSION DATE:

8 December 2003

NAME AND ADDRESS OF NOMINATED ADVISER:

Strand Partners Limited
110 Park Street, London W1K 6NX

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BROKER:

Numis Securities Limited
Cheapside House, 138 Cheapside, London EC2V 6LH

AN ADMISSION DOCUMENT CONTAINING FULL DETAILS ABOUT THE APPLICANT AND THE
ADMISSION OF ITS SECURITIES IS AVAILABLE FROM:

Hot Group Plc             Denton Wilde Sapte
3 Shortlands              One Fleet Place
London W6 8JH             London EC4M 7WS

DATE OF NOTIFICATION:     20 November 2003

NEW/ UPDATE (see note): NEW


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