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Directorate Change and Trading Update

3rd May 2012 07:00

RNS Number : 6210C
UBC Media Group PLC
03 May 2012
 



UBC Media Group plc

("UBC" or the "Company")

Trading Update and Directorate Change

Trading Update

UBC expects to announce its final results for the year ended 31 March 2012 on 11 June 2012. In what has been a difficult year in the media sector, we are pleased to report we expect trading to be in line with expectations.

Directorate Change

UBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Dent as Finance Director following a rigorous selection process. He will be appointed to the board with immediate effect. Chris previously worked at Deloitte where he spent 10 years within audit and corporate finance, specialising in working with media and technology clients.

He takes over from Jenny Donald, who had returned to UBC as Interim Finance Director in June 2011 and leaves to continue her sailing adventures.

Simon Cole Chief Executive commented, "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Jenny for her contribution over the last year and wish her well for the future. We are very delighted to have found and secured Chris. His experience should prove invaluable at a time of important strategic development for UBC."

 

The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17, Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules.

Full name: John Christopher Stewart Dent

Age: 31

Mr Dent currently has no beneficial interest in the issued share capital of the Company and there is no further information on Mr Dent required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

 

UBC Media

Tel: 020 7453 1600

Simon Cole, Chief Executive Officer

Chris Dent, Finance Director

 

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Charlotte Stranner/Rose Herbert, Corporate Finance

Tel: 020 7220 0500

Victoria Bates, Corporate Broking

 

Notes to Editors

 

About UBC Media Group

UBC is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. UBC is a leading provider of digital content, software and mobile applications. The Group is the largest independent producer of radio programming for the BBC and a provider of entertainment programming to commercial radio stations throughout the UK. Its software division, Unique Interactive, is a global supplier of digital radio text and data services.

 

www.ubcmedia.com

 

This information is provided by RNS
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