18/08/2010
Trading Update

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc ("Next Fifteen" or "the Group") [AIM:NFC], the international public relations (“PR”) consultancy group is pleased to announce a pre-close trading update ahead of its preliminary results for the year ended 31 July 2010, which are due to be announced on 19 October 2010. Next Fifteen is pleased to report that it expects results to be in line with expectations despite investments in a start-up business and a loss-making acquisition made during the year.  Furthermore, based on the current performance of the Group, the board is optimistic of making further progress in the financial year just commenced.

The investments made by the Group include the creation and development of a new digital communications agency, further news on which will be released on 1 September, but which has already secured clients that include: Virgin America, YouTube, Google, Santander, Cisco, Genentech and Evenflo.  During the last year, the Group also acquired a further 36% of 463 Communications, giving it a 76% interest.  In August 2009, the Group acquired 100% of the New York-based consumer agency M Booth & Associates.  Over the last year this agency has been working with Lexis in London to create a global consumer PR offering for the Group.  Lastly, in October 2009, the Group acquired the PR assets of Upstream Asia, which has been fully integrated within Bite and is now profitable, making Bite the Group’s second global PR agency.

Will Whitehorn, Chairman of Next Fifteen, said: “The Group has performed well during the second half of the year and despite continuing uncertainty in the global economy we are seeing improved momentum as we enter our new financial year.  It is also worth noting that, unlike many of our rivals, we are not directly exposed to the cuts in UK government spending on communications. Lastly, the Group retains a strong balance sheet and is well placed to make selective acquisitions to strengthen its current agencies and expand into new areas.”

Next Fifteen Communications Group
Tim Dyson, Chief Executive
001 415 350 2801

David Dewhurst, Finance Director
+44 (0)7974 161183

Bite Communications
Liam Jacklin
+44 (0)20 8735 9727
+44 (0)7709 304115
Liam.Jacklin@bitecommunications.com

Elijah Lawal
+44 (0)20 8735 9718
+44 (0)7875 742995
Elijah.Lawal@bitecommunications.com

Canaccord Genuity Limited
Mark Williams
Henry Fitzgerald O’Connor
+44 (0)20 7050 6500

Welcome to Next Fifteen’s Interim Results 2010. In this section you will find a number of resources including;

• Interim Results press release;
• Edison research report;
• Interim Results webcasts
• Interim Report 2010
• and Interim Results presentation.

In this section you will find a number of resources that will be updated over the coming days;

• Video presentations;
• Official press release;
• Notice of Meeting and New Articles of Association of the Company.

27/10/2009
Completion of the acquisition of the trading subsidiaries of Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc

Further to the announcement made on 02 October 2009, Next Fifteen Communications Group plc (“Next Fifteen”) (AIM:NFC) announces that it has now completed the acquisition of the marketing communications trading subsidiaries of AIM-listed Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc..  These businesses referred to here as “Upstream Asia” are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney and will be integrated into Next Fifteen’s Bite Communications Group (“Bite”) and will begin to be re-branded as Bite from November. 
Upstream Asia’s existing management team will remain in place, with David Ketchum, president, Asia Pacific, joining the Bite Communications Group board and executive vice president Paul Mottram running operations in the region. Bite’s former Beijing team is being integrated into Upstream’s Beijing office to form a single enlarged team. 

Bite is now able to deliver comprehensive global reach for its clients and enable Asia-Pacific-based brands to grow on a global scale by adding Upstream Asia’s offices to its current network, which includes offices in London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Stockholm and Toronto.  In addition to geographic coverage, Bite will incorporate Upstream’s blue-chip clients to its roster, ranging from Skype and HTC in consumer technology, to Qantas and Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts in travel, and SWIFT in the financial industry. Bite will also benefit from Upstream’s exceptional digital marketing and social media capabilities.

About Upstream Asia
Founded in 2000, Upstream Asia is a full service marketing and corporate communications network positioned to help companies make the most of business opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Upstream Asia has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney, as well as regional affiliates. Key practice areas include technology, corporate & financial, and consumer & travel. Upstream Asia was acquired from London AIM-listed company Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc. (UPS.L). 

About Bite Communications
Bite Communications, a subsidiary of Next Fifteen Communications Group plc, is a 140-strong communications consultancy with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, LA, Beijing and Stockholm.  With a mission to deliver fearless and boundless communications campaigns to its range of B2B and B2C clients, Bite has built its business on developing creative, results orientated campaigns for market-leading blue chip as well as fast growing emerging start-up brands.  Its client list includes AMD, BT, HP, Microsoft and Sony.  For more information, visit www.bitepr.com.

About Next Fifteen
Next Fifteen Communications Group plc is the holding company for a group of worldwide PR consultancies. It owns five independent subsidiary PR agencies that operate as autonomous businesses and has a 70% stake in 463 Communications, a policy communications company.   It also owns two research businesses.  Between them these businesses have 43 offices in 18 countries. The Group has established itself as a leader in digital public relations. The focus on digital PR comes naturally to the Group given that the majority of the Group's clients are in the technology industry, and include global names such as IBM, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Facebook and Cisco. Over the last few years the Group’s strategy has broadened and to include non-technology clients. This strategy was particularly helped by the acquisition of Lexis Public Relations in 2005 and M Booth & Associates in August 2009. The Group now works with brands such as American Express, Coca-Cola, Whirlpool, TOTAL, Dove, Nokia and the Barclays Premier League.  For more information, visit www.nextfifteen.com.

For further information, please contact:

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc
Tim Dyson, Chief Executive
+1 415 350 2801

David Dewhurst, Finance Director 
+44 (0)20 8846 0771

Canaccord Adams Limited
Mark Williams / Henry Fitzgerald-O’Connor
+44 (0)20 7050 6500                  

Welcome to Next Fifteen’s Preliminary Results 2009. In this section you will find a number of resources including;

• a short video presentation by Tim Dyson, CEO, Next Fifteen, summarising the Group’s results for the year ended 31st July 2009;
• an accompanying presentation;
• the official press release;
• and an independent report on Next Fifteen written by Edison Research.

These will be posted onto this website as they become available throughout the day.

20/10/2009
Acquisition of Additional 30% Stake in 463 Communications

Next Fifteen Communications Group PLC (“Next Fifteen”), the holding company for a group of global public relations consultancies, announces today that it has agreed to acquire an additional 30% stake in 463 Communications LLC (“463”), a corporate communications consultancy that provides senior-level counsel that help their clients create and execute issues-based campaigns that are disciplined and measurable.  The business operates out of the US in Washington DC and Palo Alto.

The increased stake in 463 has been acquired from Tom Galvin, Jim Hock and Sean Garrett on a pro rata basis. The 30% purchase was valued at $2.1m with $1.4m to be paid in cash and the remainder to be paid in Next Fifteen shares.  Next Fifteen continues to have an option to purchase the remaining 30% from the partners over the next several years as part of the buy/sell agreement executed in 2006. This acquisition increases Next Fifteen’s ownership in 463 to a majority position with a 70% stake. All three partners will remain with the business.

463 was created as a startup consulting business in 2005. In 2006, a partnership agreement was formalized whereby the 3 partners were granted a 60% equity stake and Next Fifteen held the remaining 40% of the equity. As a result of the strong growth and profitability of the business, 463 is now valued at $7m. As a result, Next Fifteen has acquired this stake of 30% for $2.1m, which equates to the total investment made in 463 over the life of the business.

For the year ended 31 July 2009, 463 had generated revenues of $3.79 million and profit before tax of $0.96 million.

The three existing partners and Next Fifteen entered into this partnership in 2006 and have witnessed continued strong revenue and profit growth since then and see excellent opportunities to continue to expand the business. 
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Tim Dyson, Chief Executive of Next Fifteen, said: “463 has been a valuable addition to the Next Fifteen family.  Our collective vision when we formed this business was to create a high level consulting business, staffed by experienced practitioners who could consult on corporate and public policy issues affecting the technology industry. Three and half years later they have delivered on that vision and are playing an important role in helping major technology companies and industry bodies get their messages across to the relevant policy makers and business decision makers.”

For further information, please contact:

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc
Tim Dyson, Chief Executive
+1 415 350 2801

David Dewhurst, Finance Director 
+44 (0)7974 161 183

Bite PR
Liam Jacklin
020 8735 9727
liam.jacklin@bitepr.com

Elijah Lawal
020 8735 9718
elijah.lawal@bitepr.com

Canaccord Adams
(Nominated Adviser)
0207 050 6500
Mark Williams / Henry Fitzgerald-O’Connor

02/10/2009
Proposed acquisition of the trading subsidiaries of Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc (“Next Fifteen”) announces that it has entered into arrangements to acquire the marketing communications trading subsidiaries of AIM-listed Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc. (“UPS”) (the “Transaction”).  These businesses referred to here as “Upstream Asia” are located in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore and Sydney and will be integrated into Next Fifteen’s Bite Communications Group (“Bite”). The Transaction is subject to approval from the UPS shareholders in general meeting to be held on 26 October 2009.

The initial consideration will be US$0.9m paid in cash on completion of the Transaction and the assumption of US$0.2 of UPS liabilities, for a total of US$1.1m.   Next Fifteen will own 55% of Upstream Asia, and a Hong Kong based company called Asset Pioneer Limited will own the residual 45%. Next Fifteen will enter into an option deed providing Next Fifteen with the right to acquire Asset Pioneer’s shares over a five year period based on the profitability of the acquired businesses.   These businesses form the trading activities of UPS and generated revenue of US$ 2.1m in the six months ended 30 June 2009. During this period UPS recorded a net loss before tax of US$0.4m.

Next Fifteen’s net cash position at 31 July 2009 was £1.0m, which is £2.4m better than market forecasts and the initial payment for this acquisition can be comfortably accommodated within existing facilities. Next Fifteen will report its preliminary results for the year ended 31 July 2009 on 20 October 2009.

Next Fifteen will provide a further update upon completion of the Transaction, which is expected  on or before 30 October 2009.

About Upstream Asia
Founded in 2000, Upstream Asia is a full service marketing and corporate communications network positioned to help companies make the most of business opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Upstream Asia has offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney, as well as regional affiliates. Key practice areas include technology, corporate & financial, and consumer & travel. Upstream Asia is currently owned by London AIM-listed company Upstream Marketing and Communications Inc. (UPS.L).  For more information, visit www.upstreamasia.com.

About Bite Communications
Bite Communications, a subsidiary of Next Fifteen Communications Group plc, is a 140-strong communications consultancy with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Toronto, LA, Beijing and Stockholm.  With a mission to deliver fearless and boundless communications campaigns to its range of B2B and B2C clients, Bite has built its business on developing creative, results orientated campaigns for market-leading blue chip as well as fast growing emerging start-up brands.  Its client list includes AMD, BT, HP, Microsoft and Sony.  For more information, visit www.bitepr.com.

About Next Fifteen
Next Fifteen Communications Group plc is the holding company for a group of worldwide PR consultancies. It owns five independent subsidiary PR agencies that operate as autonomous businesses. It also owns two research businesses and has an investment in a policy communications business. Between them these businesses have 39 offices in 18 countries. The Group has established itself as a leader in digital public relations. The focus on digital PR comes naturally to the Group given that the majority of the Group's clients are in the technology industry, and include global names such as IBM, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Facebook and Cisco. Over the last few years the Group’s strategy has broadened and to include non-technology clients. This strategy was particularly helped by the acquisition of Lexis Public Relations in 2005 and M Booth & Associates in August 2009. The Group now works with brands such as American Express, Coca-Cola, Whirlpool, TOTAL, Dove, Nokia and the Barclays Premier League.  For more information, visit www.nextfifteen.com.

For further information, please contact:

Next Fifteen Communications Group plc
Tim Dyson, Chief Executive
+1 415 350 2801

David Dewhurst, Finance Director 
+44 (0)20 8846 0771

Canaccord Adams Limited
Mark Williams
Adria Da Breo Richards
+44 (0)20 7050 6500

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In this section you will find a number of resources including;

• Trading update press release;
• Aquisition press release;
• Aquisition webcast;
• Edison research report

Welcome to Next Fifteen’s Interim Results 2009. In this section you will find a number of resources including;

• Interim Results press release;
• Edison research report;
• Interim Results webcasts
• Interim Report 2009
• and Interim Results presentation.

These will be posted onto this website as they become available throughout the day.

Welcome to Next Fifteen’s 2009 Annual General Meeting. In this section you will find a number of resources including;

• Trading Update press release;
• Edison research report;
• Trading update webcast
• Annual General Meeting video;
• and AGM presentation.

These will be posted onto this website as they become available throughout the day.