Issue of Equity

    Venue Solutions Holdings Plc                          

                     ("Venue Solutions" or the "Company")                      

                   Placing of 11,859,711 new Ordinary Shares                   

Venue Solutions (AIM : VSH) today announces that the Company is raising
approximately GBP1.66m (before expenses) by way of a placing of 11,859,711 new
ordinary shares of 2p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 14p
per share (the "Placing").

The Placing proceeds will be used to increase the Company's interest in
YourDay, Inc ("YourDay") and to help fund the working capital requirements of
the Company, further details of which are set out below.

Recent developments

During the half year to 31 May 2007, the Company made consistent progress in
developing its business in accordance with the strategic plans outlined at
flotation in December 2005 and in line with the 2007 market expectations.

The world-first installation of YourDay went `live' at Alton Towers theme park
in Staffordshire on 12 August 2007. During the initial weeks of operation the
Company has sold more DVDs than anticipated, with limited marketing and only 5
of the 8 rides currently available. The Company is convinced of the quality and
appeal of the YourDay product and is looking forward to YourDay's success in
the UK and internationally over the coming 12 months. It is anticipated that
the remaining 3 rides will go live by the end of October.

Reasons for the Placing

The Company intends to apply the net proceeds of the Placing in increasing the
Company's interest in YourDay from 51% to 61%.The balance of the proceeds of
the Placing will be applied towards the Company's working capital.

Details of the Placing

The Company has today entered into a placing agreement with Arden Partners plc
("Arden"), under which Arden has agreed to use its reasonable endeavours to
procure placees for 11,859,711 new Ordinary Shares ("Placing Shares") at a
price of 14p per share ("Placing Price"). The Placing Price represents a
discount of 8.2 per cent to the official closing market price of 15.25p of an
existing Ordinary Share on 3 October 2007, being the latest practicable date
prior to the release of this announcement. The Placing Shares will represent
19.1 per cent of the Company's enlarged issued share capital.

The Placing Shares are being offered to certain institutional and other
investors subject to the terms and conditions set out in the placing letters
which have been sent out by Arden to placees. The Placing is not being
underwritten.

Two of the Directors, Dominic Berger and Stephen Thomson (and/or persons
connected to them), are participating in the Placing in respect of 71,428
Placing Shares each. Accordingly upon completion of the Placing, Mr Berger will
be interested in an aggregate of 1,175,828 Ordinary Shares and Mr Thomson will
be interested in an aggregate of 71,428 Ordinary Shares representing 1.9% and
0.12% of the Company's enlarged issued share capital respectively.

Settlement and dealings

The structure of the Placing involves a split admission. The Placing will be in
two tranches. In the first (the "VCT Placing"), Placing Shares identified as
qualifying under the Venture Capital Trust Scheme and/or under the Enterprise
Investment Scheme will be offered to investors (such shares being the "VCT
Placing Shares"). In the second, (the "General Placing"), the remaining Placing
Shares will be offered to investors (such shares being the "General Placing
Shares").

It is expected that admission of the VCT Placing Shares to trading on AIM will
become effective and that dealings in such shares will commence on 9 October
2007 ("First Admission") and that admission of the General Placing Shares to
trading on AIM will become effective and that dealings in such shares will
commence on 10 October 2007 ("Second Admission").

The Placing Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu in all respects with the
existing Ordinary Shares in issue, including the right to receive any dividends
and other distributions declared following their admission to trading on AIM.

Commenting on the Placing, Dominic Berger, Chief Executive, said:

"We are encouraged by the support from our existing and new institutional
investors. The Placing will enable us to increase our involvement with YourDay,
as well as invest further in our Venue Solutions business. We are looking
forward to keeping the market informed of developments."

For further information, please contact:

Dominic Berger
Venue Solutions Holdings Plc
T: 0870 243 0908

Richard Day
Tom Fyson
Arden Partners Plc
T: 0207 398 1631

Lindsay Spencer
Tria Nomina
T: 0870 850 2157



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