AEC Education plc
(“AEC” or “the Company”)

Issue of Equity

22 April 2009

Issue of Equity

The Company is pleased to announce that it has raised an additional GBP60,000 via a placing of 500,000 new ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at 12p per share. Application has been made for 500,000 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 27 April, 2009. On admission, the Company will have 28,192,146 Ordinary Shares in issue.

For further information, please contact:

AEC Education plc
Liam Swords             Office: +44 (0) 20 8308 1202
                        Mobile: +44 (0) 7775 787 427

WH Ireland Limited
Adrian Kirk                     +44 (0)161 832 2174