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Avanti Screenmedia Group PLC 
28 April 2009 
 
28 April 2009 
 
 
Avanti Screenmedia Group plc 
("Avanti" or the "Company") (AIM: ASG.L) 
 
 
Funding update 
 
 
Avanti, the leading digital screen media specialist, announces that it has 
secured further short term funding from Neo Media Group SA ("Neo Media"). The 
Company also announces further significant account wins. 
 
 
The Company has won new contracts for three shopping malls at Trafford Centre, 
Manchester, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester and Paradise Forum, Birmingham.  Avanti 
now has contracts with 38 shopping malls in the UK, including 4 in the Top 7 
(source: TWA ranking 2008) with a weekly audience of over 9.3 million. 
 
 
These further contract wins follow the new account wins that were announced last 
month. However, the higher level of activity carries an increased level of 
capital expenditure and greater working capital requirement. As announced 
previously the Board of Avanti is continuing to seek further short term funding 
to meet the Company's immediate working capital requirement as well as to 
finance the further growth and development of the business.  In order to aid the 
Company's funding requirement the Directors have agreed to convert all of their 
Convertible Loan Notes into ordinary shares, as set out below.  The Convertible 
Loan Notes were subscribed at GBP1 each, and are convertible at 1p per new 
ordinary share.  While this has no direct cash benefit to the Company, 
conversion will reduce the overall level of borrowings within the Group which 
the Board anticipates will aid the Company in its search for further funding. 
 
 
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 
|                        |  Convertible | New ordinary |    Resulting |    % holding | 
|                        |   Loan Notes |    shares on | shareholding |              | 
|                        |              |   conversion |              |              | 
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Gary Truman            |   GBP100,000 |   10,000,000 |   10,314,107 |        11.63 | 
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Simon Rees             |    GBP50,000 |    5,000,000 |    5,002,500 |         5.64 | 
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Richard Vos            |    GBP50,000 |    5,000,000 |    5,001,900 |         5.64 | 
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 
| Michael Desmond        |    GBP25,000 |    2,500,000 |    2,500,000 |         2.82 | 
+------------------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+--------------+ 
 
 
Furthermore, the Board is pleased to announce that Neo Media has committed a 
further GBP250,000 to the Company through subscription for further Convertible 
Loan Notes which, when converted at the 1p per share conversion price, will 
require the issue of a further 25 million new ordinary shares (the "Neo Media 
Subscription").  Following the Neo Media Subscription, Neo Media will hold 
17,636,363 ordinary shares, representing 19.89 per cent of the enlarged issued 
share capital, and convertible loans which upon full conversion will require the 
issue of a further 145,000,000 new ordinary shares.  Upon full conversion of 
their convertible loan notes Neo Media will own up to a maximum of 69.61 per 
cent of the Company's enlarged issued share capital. 
 
 
The Directors, having consulted with Charles Stanley Securities, believe that 
the terms of the Neo Media Subscription are fair and reasonable so far as 
shareholders are concerned.The Directors reiterate that while the Neo Media 
Subscription meets the Company's immediate working capital requirements the 
Company is continuing to seek further short term funding. 
 
 
Application has been made for the 22,500,000 new ordinary shares to be admitted 
to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on 5 May 
2009. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of 
the Company. Following this issue the total issued share capital of the Company 
will increase to 88,636,036 ordinary shares of 1 pence each. A total of GBP2.3m 
Loan Notes remain in issue. 
 
 
- ENDS - 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
 
+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
| Avanti Screenmedia Group plc                            | 020 7902 2345             | 
| Simon Rees, Chief Executive                             |                           | 
| Gary Truman, Finance Director                           |                           | 
|                                                         |                           | 
+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
| Charles Stanley Securities                              | 020 7149 6000             | 
| Nominated Adviser                                       |                           | 
| Russell Cook / Freddy Crossley                          |                           | 
|                                                         |                           | 
+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
| Bishopsgate Communications Limited                      | 020 7562 3355             | 
| Jenni Herbert                                           |                           | 
+---------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------+ 
 
 
 
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