Company Awards

Cheerful Scout PLC 29 March 2004 Cheerful Scout Plc ('Cheerful' or 'the Company') CHEERFUL LIFTED BY TWO GOLD AWARDS Cheerful Scout Plc, the AIM listed multi media and animations specialist, has been awarded two gold awards for their work with leading management consultancy, McKinsey & Company, in the annual ceremony held by the International Visual Communication Association (IVCA). Gary Fitzpatrick from Cheerful and McKinsey represenatatives, David Bishop and Kevin Scarffe, collected gold awards for the Best Conference presentation and Best Graphics The IVCA is the professional body for companies using film, video, interactive media and live events as part of the communication process. The function, at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, was attended by hundreds of leading people from the £3bln industry representing companies affiliated to IVCA including BT, Barclays, London Stock Exchange, Shell, Sony, and Telewest Communications (amend the names as necessary). Peter Litten, Creative Director of Cheerful Scout, said: 'The awards are a wonderful endorsement for our business and the creative work we carry out for our clients. We are committed to maintaining our cutting edge, developing innovative products and building strong relationships with our clients.' Cheerful, which listed on AIM in May 2002, specialises in editing corporate programming, creating graphics and designing animations and special video effects. The Company has diversified into commercial DVD including designing and encoding titles for well known high street distributors. Clients include the BBC and Channel Four. * * ENDS * * Issued on behalf of Cheerful Scout Plc, 25/27 Riding House Street, London by St Brides Media & Finance Ltd, 46 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4LR. Contacts: Gary Fitzpatrick Cheerful Tel: 020 7291 0444 Hugo de Salis St Brides Media Tel: 020 7242 4477 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange