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SP HOLDINGS AWARDED RANGERS LICENCE

SP Holdings plc, the marketing services company, has signed an exclusive global master licence with leading Scottish soccer club, Rangers.

The five-year agreement, which commences on January 1, 2005, will allow the company to develop and market a range of Rangers-branded clothing and fashion goods worldwide.

This announcement follows the company’s recent exclusive pan-European master licence agreement with Manchester United.

SP Holdings also works with other UK soccer sides, including Leeds United, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers.