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First Artist Corporation PLC
24 May 2002


Embargoed Release: 0700 hours, 24th May 2002


First Artist Corporation Plc ('First Artist' or 'the Company') announces latest
UK player rosters

The Board of First Artist Corporation Plc, the leading football management and
representation company, is pleased to announce a new signing along with the
latest UK player numbers under management.

The new signing for First Artist is James Beattie of Southampton.

First Artist now has in excess of 70 English Premiership players under
management.  In addition there are a further 246 UK based professional
footballers under management plus 14 managers and 2 coaches. There are also 200
players represented by First Artist's subsidiary FIMO Sport Promotion AG in
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese teams.

Phil Smith, Director of First Artist, commented:

"First Artist is growing from strength to strength. These latest player roster
figures demonstrate First Artist's commanding presence in the market place.  We
expect to see an increase in activity in the aftermath of the World Cup."


For further details please contact:


Jon Smith/Phil Smith                                Tel: 020 8900 1818
First Artist Corporation Plc
www.1startist.com


Adam Reynolds/Takki Sulaiman                        Tel: 020 7735 9415
Hansard Communications                              Mob: 07778 419218
www.hansardcommunications.com                       mail@hansardcommunications.com


Notes to Editors:-


About First Artist Corporation plc:

 1. First Artist (FAN.L) listed on AIM in December 2001 having come to OFEX in
    March 2001.
 2. In December 2001 the company acquired FIMO Sport Promotion AG, the leading
    pan-European football player management agency.
 3. First Artist is now one of the largest football player agencies with over 400
    players under management.
 4. On March 15th 2002 the company announced the creation of a Joint Venture
    company with Superfute FA ("Superfute") of Portugal and Media Global
    Audiovisual SL ("Media Global") of Spain. The Joint Venture company will be
    known as International Profoot Services Group ("IPS").  IPS will be able to
    leverage considerable cross border market intelligence between four of the
    largest football transfer markets in Europe - the UK, Italy, Spain and
    Portugal.
 5. On March 18th 2002 the company announced the establishment of a joint venture
    with World Sport Group plc ('World Sport Group') which will be called First
    Artist International, to identify and promote sporting talent across the
    Asia Pacific and Australasian regions.



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