TIDMFAN 
 
RNS Number : 3187R 
First Artist Corporation PLC 
19 August 2010 
 

                                                                    FORM 8 (OPD) 
 
            PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER 
              Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") 
 
1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
| (a)             | First       | 
| Identity        | Artist      | 
| of the          | Corporation | 
| party to        | Plc         | 
| the             |             | 
| offer           |             | 
| making          |             | 
| the             |             | 
| disclosure:     |             | 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
| (b)             | N/A         | 
| Owner           |             | 
| or              |             | 
| controller      |             | 
| of              |             | 
| interests       |             | 
| and short       |             | 
| positions       |             | 
| disclosed,      |             | 
| if              |             | 
| different       |             | 
| from 1(a):      |             | 
| The             |             | 
| naming of       |             | 
| nominee or      |             | 
| vehicle         |             | 
| companies       |             | 
| is              |             | 
| insufficient    |             | 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
| (c)             | First       | 
| Name            | Artist      | 
| of              | Corporation | 
| offeror/offeree | Plc         | 
| in relation to  |             | 
| whose relevant  |             | 
| securities this |             | 
| form relates:   |             | 
| Use a           |             | 
| separate form   |             | 
| for each party  |             | 
| to the offer    |             | 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
| (d) Is          | OFFEREE     | 
| the             |             | 
| party           |             | 
| to the          |             | 
| offer           |             | 
| making          |             | 
| the             |             | 
| disclosure      |             | 
| the             |             | 
| offeror or      |             | 
| the             |             | 
| offeree?        |             | 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
| (e)             | 19th        | 
| Date            | August      | 
| position        | 2010        | 
| held:           |             | 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
| (f)             | NO          | 
| Has             |             | 
| the             |             | 
| party           |             | 
| previously      |             | 
| disclosed,      |             | 
| or is it        |             | 
| today           |             | 
| disclosing,     |             | 
| under the       |             | 
| Code in         |             | 
| respect of      |             | 
| any other       |             | 
| party to        |             | 
| this offer?     |             | 
+-----------------+-------------+ 
 
2.         POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the 
offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates 
 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| Class          |                                   | 
| of             |                                   | 
| relevant       |                                   | 
| security:      |                                   | 
|                |                                   | 
+----------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|                |    Interests    |Short positions  | 
|                |                 |                 | 
+                +-----------------+-----------------+ 
|                |Number  |   %    |Number  |   %    | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| (1)            |  NIL   |        |  NIL   |        | 
| Relevant       |        |        |        |        | 
| securities     |        |        |        |        | 
| owned          |        |        |        |        | 
| and/or         |        |        |        |        | 
| controlled:    |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| (2)            |  NIL   |        |  NIL   |        | 
| Derivatives    |        |        |        |        | 
| (other than    |        |        |        |        | 
| options):      |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
| (3)            |  NIL   |        |  NIL   |        | 
| Options        |        |        |        |        | 
| and            |        |        |        |        | 
| agreements     |        |        |        |        | 
| to             |        |        |        |        | 
| purchase/sell: |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
|                |  NIL   |        |  NIL   |        | 
|                |        |        |        |        | 
| TOTAL:         |        |        |        |        | 
+----------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+ 
 
All interests and all short positions should be disclosed. 
 
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or 
sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open 
Positions). 
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial 
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). 
 
(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities 
 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Class        | NIL    | 
| of           |        | 
| relevant     |        | 
| security     |        | 
| in           |        | 
| relation     |        | 
| to which     |        | 
| subscription |        | 
| right        |        | 
| exists:      |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Details,     | NIL    | 
| including    |        | 
| nature of    |        | 
| the          |        | 
| rights       |        | 
| concerned    |        | 
| and          |        | 
| relevant     |        | 
| percentages: |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class 
of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) 
or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security. 
 
(c)        Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent 
 
+-------------+ 
| Details     | 
| of any      | 
| irrevocable | 
| commitments | 
| or letters  | 
| of intent   | 
| procured by | 
| the party   | 
| to the      | 
| offer       | 
| making the  | 
| disclosure  | 
| or any      | 
| person      | 
| acting in   | 
| concert     | 
| with it     | 
| (see Note 3 | 
| on Rule     | 
| 2.11 of the | 
| Code):      | 
+-------------+ 
|             | 
| NIL         | 
|             | 
+-------------+ 
 
3.         POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER 
MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 
 
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| Details                                                                                                                                                | 
| of any                                                                                                                                                 | 
| interests,                                                                                                                                             | 
| short                                                                                                                                                  | 
| positions                                                                                                                                              | 
| and rights                                                                                                                                             | 
| to                                                                                                                                                     | 
| subscribe                                                                                                                                              | 
| of any                                                                                                                                                 | 
| person                                                                                                                                                 | 
| acting in                                                                                                                                              | 
| concert                                                                                                                                                | 
| with the                                                                                                                                               | 
| party to                                                                                                                                               | 
| the offer                                                                                                                                              | 
| making the                                                                                                                                             | 
| disclosure:                                                                                                                                            | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
| The Directors of First Artist Corporation Plc (the "Company") hold the following interests in the shares of the Company                                | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
| 1.   Directors' interests in ordinary shares                                                                                                           | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
| The interests of the Directors and their immediate families, both beneficial and non-beneficial, in the ordinary share of the Company are as follows:  | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
| Ordinary      Approximate %                                                                                                                            | 
| Shares of        of share                                                                                                                              | 
| 2.5p each        capital                                                                                                                               | 
| Jon Smith   1,181,030.00        3.95%                                                                                                                  | 
| Phil Smith    841,908.00        2.88%                                                                                                                  | 
| Bob           250,000.00        0.84%                                                                                                                  | 
| Baldock                                                                                                                                                | 
| Number     Exercise     Expiry date                                                                                                                    | 
| Price -                                                                                                                                                | 
| pence                                                                                                                                                  | 
| Jon Smith     15,000       30.00       16/07/2014                                                                                                      | 
| Jon Smith     85,000       31.00       26/04/2015                                                                                                      | 
| Jon Smith     37,037       67.50       07/12/2015                                                                                                      | 
| Jon Smith     26,174       71.25       20/04/2016                                                                                                      | 
| Jon Smith     23,826       71.25       20/04/2016                                                                                                      | 
| Jon Smith     75,000       98.50       29/05/2017                                                                                                      | 
| 262,037                                                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
| Phil Smith    15,000       30.00       16/07/2014                                                                                                      | 
| Phil Smith    85,000       31.00       26/04/2015                                                                                                      | 
| Phil Smith    37,037       67.50       07/12/2015                                                                                                      | 
| Phil Smith    26,174       71.25       20/04/2016                                                                                                      | 
| Phil Smith    23,826       71.25       20/04/2016                                                                                                      | 
| Phil Smith    75,000       98.50       29/05/2017                                                                                                      | 
| 262,037                                                                                                                                                | 
|                                                                                                                                                        | 
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
 
If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class 
of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3 for 
each additional class of relevant security. 
 
Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or 
sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open 
Positions). 
 
Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial 
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL). 
 
4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
 
(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
+-----------------+ 
| Details         | 
| of any          | 
| indemnity       | 
| or option       | 
| arrangement,    | 
| or any          | 
| agreement or    | 
| understanding,  | 
| formal or       | 
| informal,       | 
| relating to     | 
| relevant        | 
| securities      | 
| which may be    | 
| an inducement   | 
| to deal or      | 
| refrain from    | 
| dealing         | 
| entered into    | 
| by the party    | 
| to the offer    | 
| making the      | 
| disclosure or   | 
| any person      | 
| acting in       | 
| concert with    | 
| it:             | 
| If there are    | 
| no such         | 
| agreements,     | 
| arrangements    | 
| or              | 
| understandings, | 
| state "none"    | 
+-----------------+ 
|                 | 
| NIL             | 
|                 | 
+-----------------+ 
 
(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or 
derivatives 
 
+-----------------+ 
| Details         | 
| of any          | 
| agreement,      | 
| arrangement     | 
| or              | 
| understanding,  | 
| formal or       | 
| informal,       | 
| between the     | 
| party to the    | 
| offer making    | 
| the             | 
| disclosure, or  | 
| any person      | 
| acting in       | 
| concert with    | 
| it, and any     | 
| other person    | 
| relating to:    | 
| (i)  the        | 
| voting rights   | 
| of any          | 
| relevant        | 
| securities      | 
| under any       | 
| option; or      | 
| (ii) the        | 
| voting rights   | 
| or future       | 
| acquisition or  | 
| disposal of     | 
| any relevant    | 
| securities to   | 
| which any       | 
| derivative is   | 
| referenced:     | 
| If there are    | 
| no such         | 
| agreements,     | 
| arrangements    | 
| or              | 
| understandings, | 
| state "none"    | 
+-----------------+ 
|                 | 
| NIL             | 
|                 | 
+-----------------+ 
 
(c)        Attachments 
 
Are any Supplemental Forms attached? 
 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Supplemental |  NO    | 
| Form 8 (Open |        | 
| Positions)   |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
| Supplemental |  NO    | 
| Form 8 (SBL) |        | 
+--------------+--------+ 
 
 
 
+-------------+-----------+ 
| Date        | 19th      | 
| of          | August    | 
| disclosure: | 2010      | 
+-------------+-----------+ 
| Contact     | Jon       | 
| name:       | Smith     | 
|             | /         | 
|             | Shirley   | 
|             | Stapleton | 
+-------------+-----------+ 
| Telephone   | +44       | 
| number:     | (0) 20    | 
|             | 7993 0000 | 
+-------------+-----------+ 
 
Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory 
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk.  The Panel\'s Market Surveillance Unit is available 
for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure requirements on 
+44 (0)20 7638 0129. 
 
The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk. 
 
 
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