FAXON AND HOCKMAN ELECTED TO ASCAP BOARD

Roger Faxon

ASCAP President and Chairman Marilyn Bergman has announced the recent election of two new members to ASCAP's Board of Directors: President and Chief Operating Officer of EMI Music Publishing Roger Faxon and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony/ATV Music Publishing David Hockman.

Faxon is a veteran music and media business executive whose career has included leadership posts with some of the world's best-known music, film and television companies. Having previously been Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of London-based EMI Group plc, in January 2005 he was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of EMI Music Publishing.

Hockman has served as Chairman, Sony/ATV Music Publishing since 2003 where he oversees the company's publishing activities around the world. From 1999 to 2002 Hockman served as Chief Executive of edel Publishing Gmbh, where he was responsible for building the company's international music publishing group.