ANC Abingdon Cap

RNS Number:0206X
Abingdon Capital PLC
29 March 2004



RNS Release


29 March 2004


              Gavin Casey joins Abingdon Capital's board

Abingdon Capital plc, AIM-listed provider of corporate finance advice, is
pleased to announce that Gavin Casey is joining its board as a Director with
immediate effect. Former Chief Executive of the London Stock Exchange, Gavin
Casey became Chairman of Corporate Synergy, Abingdon Capital's wholly-owned
subsidiary, in September 2003.

Over the last six months, Gavin Casey has helped guide the expansion of
Corporate Synergy. As part of this expansion, in late 2003 Corporate Synergy
added a new corporate broking business to its existing corporate finance and
private equity activity. Since then the broking business has successfully
completed institutional fundraisings for a number of clients including 1st
Dental Laboratories plc, The 4Less Group plc and CMS WebView plc.

From 1996 to 2000, Mr Casey was Chief Executive of The London Stock Exchange
where he introduced a wide-ranging programme of modernisation and profit
improvement. Before this he was Group Finance Director/Chief Operating Officer
of international securities house Smith New Court from 1989 to 1996. He is now
an investor in and Chairman of various companies including Tragus Holdings
Limited and Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC.

Oliver Vaughan, Chairman of Abingdon Capital plc, said:

"We are very pleased that Gavin Casey is joining Abingdon Capital's board. As
Chairman of Corporate Synergy he has led the company through its recent
expansion and his City experience and contacts will be important as Abingdon
Capital also grows its businesses."

The directorships held by Gavin Frank Casey (aged 58) over the five years
preceding the date of appointment are as follows:

Current:  Tragus Holdings Limited, Lawrence plc, Eagleswift Limited, Tellings 
          Golden Miller Group plc, Corporate Synergy Holdings Plc, Corporate
          Synergy Plc, Knowledge Technology Solutions PLC.

Previous: London Stock Exchange plc (resigned September 2000), Citex Group 
          Limited (resigned March 2002), Mosaic Software (resigned August 2003),
          Kinetic Information Systems Service Limited (resigned November 2003).

Mr Casey and his wife own 1 million shares in Abingdon Capital plc, which
equates to 1.73% of the Company's issued share capital. In addition, on 7
October 2003, Mr Casey was granted an option to subscribe for 1,000,000 shares
in the capital of the Company at an exercise price of 7p per share.

There are no further disclosures to be made for the purposes of Paragraph F of
Schedule 2 to the AIM Rules.

Enquiries, please contact:


Oliver Vaughan                   Neil Boom/Jenny Leahy
Abingdon Capital plc                                      Gresham PR Ltd.
020 7937 4445                                             020 7404 9000


Simon Hayes
KBC Peel Hunt
020 7418 8900



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