THE MARKETING GROUP PLC

Q1 2018 Trading UpdateLondon, 2 May 2018: The Marketing Group plc (“TMG”) is pleased to announce a trading update for the first quarter to 31 March 2018. First quarter highlights · Turnover of €5.4m · Net Revenue of €3.7m · Trading EBITDA of €621,000 · Operating EBITDA of €402,000 Our continued focus on structural efficiency is helping to streamline the group and create a far more focused entity – the result of this is a far stronger business. Sales in the first quarter of 2018 were broadly in line with our expectations with both trading EBITDA and operating EBITDA ahead