MKM Mkm Group

RNS Number:6370V
MKM Group PLC
14 December 2005

                                 MKM Group plc



                      Board change and further investment



On 25 October 2005 the Board of MKM Group plc ("MKM" or "the Company") announced
the appointment of Andrew David Michael Johnson as Chairman of the Company.  The
Board is now pleased to announce that Andrew has agreed to take up a full time
position as Executive Chairman of the Company with immediate effect.



Further, Andrew Johnson has agreed to subscribe for 3 million new ordinary
shares of 0.5p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at 5p per
Ordinary Share.  Following this subscription, Andrew Johnson will own 3,300,000
Ordinary Shares representing approximately 7.5 per cent. of the enlarged issued
ordinary share capital of the Company.  Application will be made to admit the
new Ordinary Shares to AIM.  Following this subscription the enlarged issued
ordinary share capital of the Company will comprise 43,744,545 Ordinary Shares.
The directors of MKM, other than Andrew Johnson, having consulted with its
Nominated Adviser, WH Ireland Limited, consider that the terms of the
subscription are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's shareholders are
concerned.



In addition, the Company has agreed to grant Andrew Johnson options over 4
million Ordinary Shares at an option price of 5p per Ordinary Share. The options
may be exercised after the expiry of one year and will lapse after seven years.
Following this grant, Andrew Johnson will have options over a total of 5 million
Ordinary Shares.



In addition to the information released on 25 October 2005, the Board further
announces that between 1998 and 2005, Andrew was Chief Executive and one of the
founding shareholders of the Dataforce Group, a leading supplier of integrated
outsourced customer relationship management ("CRM") solutions.  His major focus
in recent years has been on leading market and customer focussed organisations,
and exploiting the opportunities created by the new communication and database
technologies.



Following his studies at the London School of Economics, Andrew spent the early
part of his career with ICI in sales and marketing roles, following which he
attained an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.



Andrew Johnson said, "Mark Koch and his team have built up a really good
business over the last 15 years and it is well respected in the industry.  Our
immediate focus is restoring the profitability of the core business.  In
addition, there are a number of opportunities in Marketing Services, a sector
which continues to enjoy good growth rates and remains very fragmented.  As we
move into the middle of next year, we will start to look at potential
acquisitions."



Mark Koch said, "We have enjoyed working with Andrew over the last few weeks and
are looking forward to his joining the team on a full-time basis.  Andrew's
experience in the Database and CRM sectors will remain particularly useful in
helping us to build a more broadly based marketing services group."





For further information please contact:


Mark Koch (Chief Executive)                                      0161 606 0733


David Youngman (WH Ireland Limited)                              0161 832 2174






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