Westhouse Holdings plc

("Westhouse" or the "Company")

Establishment of Investment Funds team

Westhouse Holdings plc (AIM:WHL), the integrated corporate finance and broking house, is pleased to announce that Rupert Stevenson will be joining the Company as a director of Westhouse Securities Limited in mid-July with responsibility for establishing an Investment Funds team.

Rupert has over 20 years experience in the investment funds sector, formerly with BZW, UBS Warburg, Credit Lyonnais, and latterly as head of the investment funds team at Arbuthnot Securities.  At UBS Warburg, he worked in the funds team then headed by Garth Milne, who is now non-executive Chairman of Westhouse.

Commenting Bill Staple, Chief Executive of Westhouse, said: "We are delighted Rupert is joining us and we are excited by the great opportunity to increase the spread of Westhouse's activities through an investment funds specialisation.  We will be actively recruiting experienced staff to build a first rate team to work with Rupert."

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Westhouse is an integrated corporate finance and broking house offering corporate advisory, broking, trading and M&A services to small and mid-cap companies.  It specialises in servicing fast-growing companies, particularly those operating in emerging markets and in the natural resources sector.  Its operating subsidiary, WesthouseSecurities Limited, is authorised and regulated by the FSA, is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is a registered AIM Nominated Adviser and Broker.

Westhouse has a team of highly accomplished corporate finance, broking and research specialists with strong and diverse track record in the small and mid-cap sector.  The team is further supported by an Advisory Panel whose members' experience in growing advisory businesses is well recognised throughout the corporate broking industry.

Westhouse is headquartered in London, has an office in Leeds, and employs more than 40 people.  The Company continues to exploit opportunities in overseas markets through its strategic alliance with Agile Partners, based in Beijing, and through close working relationships with a number of other advisory businesses worldwide.

For further information, please visit www.westhousesecurities.com