Fairplace Consulting PLC 09 December 2005 Announcement by the Board of Directors of Fairplace Consulting plc ("Fairplace" or "the Company") Placing, Directors' shareholdings and additional listing The Company announces that on 8 December 2005 and pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 24 November 2005, 550,000 new ordinary shares were issued to directors, employees and associates at a price of 17.5 pence per share. On 8 December 2005 the following directors notified the Company of their interest in the transaction as set out below: Director No. of shares Resultant % issued class acquired holding Michael Moran 228,571 228,571 3.78 Linda Jackson 11,428 11,428 0.19 Ken Brotherston 228,571 228,571 3.78 Application will be made for the 550,000 new ordinary shares in Fairplace to be admitted to trading on the AIM Market of London Stock Exchange plc. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with existing ordinary shares and dealings are expected to commence in the new ordinary shares at 8.00 a.m. on 12 December 2005. Enquiries: Mark Allsup, Chairman 020 7816 0707 Fairplace Consulting plc Mark Baker / Brian Thorn 020 7845 7900 The Wriglesworth Consultancy This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange