Beautiful Books Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Beautiful Group plc. To find out more, go to www.thebeautifulgroup.co.uk.

Offer for Subscription: The Beautiful Group plc

An Enterprise Investment Scheme qualifying company

The Beautiful Group plc is a rapidly growing company delivering literary and music entertainment to the consumer through a growing choice of medium with an expanding portfolio of intellectual property in the book titles secured and new offerings in the download music sector and content delivery via mobile phones.

The Company has achieved noted success already in terms of securing book titles which have been nominated for national book prizes, attained international rights sales and sold international film rights on one title to Sir Ben Kingsley. The Group’s products are being sold to the consumer by key retailers such as Waterstones and Borders. The Beautiful Group aims to grow its value over time in terms of the intellectual property of its contracted titles, which in mature publishers back catalogues can represent circa 58 per cent of revenues. 

As an EIS qualifying investment, tax benefits available include Income Tax Relief (at 20%), Capital Gains Tax deferral and exemption (subject to conditions), Loss Relief and InheritanceTax exemption if the shares are held for 2 years.

The Offer for Subscription was opened on the 14th November and has been extended to close on Wednesday 24th December 2008. Should you wish to obtain a copy of the Offer document or have any questions please call the enquiry line 0845 345 2003 at Wills & Co Stockbrokers Limited or to request an electronic version of the Offer document visit the Wills & Co website at www.willsandco.com/eis . 

APPROVALS & RISK WARNING

Investment in a small unquoted company such as The Beautiful Group plc is speculative and involves a higher degree of risk than an investment in a quoted company. The value of investments can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount originally invested. An investment should therefore, only be considered by those persons who are prepared to sustain a loss on their investment. Investors should be aware of the risks of investment in such companies and should make the decision to invest after careful consideration and if appropriate consultation with an independent financial advisor.

The Offer for Subscription document with respect to The Beautiful Group plc dated 14th November 2008 has been approved by Wills & Co Corporate Limited for the purposes of section 21(b) of Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (“FSMA”). It is not an approved prospectus for the purposes of section 85(1) FSMA.

The Company and the Directors accept responsibility for the information contained within the document and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Directors (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that this is the case) the information in this document is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.

Wills & Co Corporate Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for The Beautiful Group plc in connection with the Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than The Beautiful Group plc for providing the protections afforded to customers of Wills & Co Corporate Limited or for advising any such persons in connection with the Offer.