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[QPP] New contract with one of the UK's largest insurance brokers. The leading UK broker has agreed to extend via a new outsourcing contract its relationship with Quindell to 31st March 2014. This initial term included a trial period where a significantly improved customer journey was achieved compared to industry norms experienced from previous partners. This contract is very material to [QPP]'s revenues and the largest signed, for the period ended 31December 2013. The outsourcing partner is one of the UK's largest insurance brokers with over 1.2 million auto policy holders and the contract will see Quindell service all aspects of the claims process. Rob Terry, Chairman and Group Chief Executive of [QPP], said: "We are delighted to announce this significant new contract with one of the UK's largest broking brands. They recognised early that the [QPP] outsource offering would satisfy all their needs. [QPP] had already integrated its service solution which allowed for us to respond extremely quickly to provide a full claims outsourcing capability. Through our initial full volume trial period, we have been able to demonstrate that our integrated solution provides for a better customer journey for all participants. We look forward to developing the relationship further by working strategically with the broker's management team."

[NPT] Trading Update · Strong Q1 performance · 42% year on year increase in new depositing casino players to 17,712 (Q1 2012: 12,436) and 27% increase on Q4 2012. · Mobile and tablets accounted for 34% of all new depositing players and 30% of total net revenue, up from 9% in Q1 2012. · 39% year on year increase in active depositing casino players to 30,360 (Q1 2012: 21,869) and 20% increase on Q4 2012. NetPlay TV plc (AIM: NPT), the interactive gaming company, is pleased to announce a particularly strong start to 2013. As previously advised, Q4 and Q1 are typically the Group's strongest quarters, with Q2 tending to be less seasonally weighted. Importantly the Group's Q1 KPIs are significantly ahead of the same period in 2012 and the prior quarter. The growth in new depositing and total depositing customers year on year has resulted in a 39% increase in total net revenue versus Q1 2012 following increased investment in marketing. Mobile and tablet have been star performers in the quarter and now make a significant contribution to the Group's overall net revenue increasing 364% on the same period in 2012 and 98% quarter on quarter. The Group continues to diversify its marketing, During Q1, the Group has invested more heavily in pure online marketing to complement the existing TV advertising spend. Early indications are that this investment is yielding positive results. The Directors are pleased with this continued strong performance and are confident of meeting full year market expectations. Preliminary Results NetPlayTV plc (AIM: NPT) (the "Company"), the interactive gaming company, is pleased to announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2012. The full annual report and financial statements are available on the website www.NetPlayTV.plc.uk. Financial Highlights § 27.5% increase in net revenue to £21.8m (2011 recategorised: £17.1m) § 30.5% increase in EBITDA[*] to £4.3m (2011: £3.3m) § 470% increase in statutory profit before tax to £3.1m (2011: £0.6m) § Cash balance up 55% to £12.3m (2011: £7.9m) § Cash generated from operations up 73% to £4.3m (2011: £2.5m) § Final dividend proposed of 0.225 pence per share (2011: nil) bringing the full year dividend to 0.375 pence per share (2011: nil) Operational Highlights § Increased investment in pure online and mobile marketing which together with TV marketing resulted in an increase in new depositing customers of 61.5% § All live TV roulette games now available across iPhone, iPad and Android applications § Strengthened relationships with ITV and Channel 5, plus extended agreement with ITV Post Period Highlights § New ITV three-year broadcast agreement: now six nights with access to the ITV.com website to further enhance customer reach § Current trading strong with Q1 2013 new depositing customers increasing by 42.4% over the same period in 2012 and net revenue up by 38.9%. Commenting on the results, Charles Butler, NetPlayTV's Chief Executive said: "This has been an exceptional year both financially and operationally for the Group. With key performance indicators and our broadcast relationships going from strength to strength, we are particularly pleased with the progress that has been made in line with our stated growth strategy.

[QPP] 1st quarter ended 31 March 2013 trading update. Highlights · Q1 delivers over £25 million EBITDA, up 350% on first quarter 2012 · Margins ahead of guidance in Q1 · Q1 cash conversion, profit and EPS are on track to meet full year expectations · Majority of outsourcing volume in multi-year commitments · Pipeline conversion remains a priority for the first half of 2013 · RAC contracts finalised. Post LASPO, three further major accounts also finalising contracts · More than 40 independent outsourcing and referral partners providing significant volume post LASPO · Integration ahead of plan with new management structure to be announced shortly The Group has enjoyed a strong start to the new financial year with Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter ended 31 March 2013, in excess of £25 million. This represents an increase of circa 350% on first quarter 2012 of £5.5 million and an increase of circa 28% on the last quarter of 2012 which was circa £18 million. Earnings per share, profits after tax and operating cash flow for the quarter are as a result, on track to meet full year expectations and in line with plan as we continue the significant growth in our outsourcing business. EBITDA margins for the first quarter are ahead of our long term guidance of 20 to 25%. As from 1 April 2013, the start of our second quarter, LASPO (Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders) reforms begin to come into effect, and overall margin percentages will revert towards our long term guidance levels. The Board continues to believe that Quindell is uniquely placed to operate post these regulatory changes, and the Group will continue to be able to operate a profitable business model as Quindell grows during this period of significant industry consolidation. As previously stated, the Group has continued to be successful during 2013 in converting pilots to full relationships, achieving a 100% success rate, with all the major outsourcing and partnership pilots that the Group announced during the latter stages of 2012 as being in progress now successfully converted into contract or ongoing relationships. The Group has continued to focus on contracting new business on terms which minimise the Group's working capital requirements in this period of growth, and the majority of the group's £80 million funding lines still remain available to support further organic growth. The majority of the Group's outsourcing volumes are now the subject of long term commitments of up to five years, providing confidence on activity levels and enabling us to continue to leverage this position across the Group and with our supply chain partners.

[PINN] Having recently reported a £1.1 million loss for last year, after a £115,000 profit in 2011, but it now has institutional confidence in its ambitions as a Scottish growth stock. [PINN] now has institutional confidence in its ambitions as a Scottish growth stock. The group, founded 15 years ago by Alan Bonner, raised £2.95m in a placing this month to fund inroads into the cloud solutions and IT security markets, alongside IT services and traditional telecoms. It is stressing a 49% increase in revenues, 79% in recurring contracts, to £12.7m, and 61% rise in gross profit to £4m, and shrugging off the chunky £1.6m of "exceptional and restructure costs" which saw it plunge back into loss. Mr Bonner said: "For a small business to be capitalised in the way we are is fantastic ... I have been knocking on these doors for years but they have been bolted shut." He said institutions now appreciated that the business was no longer new, had de-risked, and created a stable platform for growth. Shareholders approved a 1 for 100 consolidation, which should enhance the share's appeal. [PINN] has also confirmed the arrival of Dr James Dodd as chairman and Dr Tom Black as non-executive director. Bill Allan, the former Thus chief executive stepped down as chairman, said: "Pinnacle has been bold in building a business from core strength and acquisitions to compete more effectively in a changing telecommunications market, where business customers require a more sophisticated portfolio of services. Pinnacle now has the building blocks to compete and win." Mr Bonner said there were "good reasons to be optimistic". He said the firm had invested £767,000 in one-off acquisition costs and had achieved underlying net earnings, including profit from acquisitions, of £515,000. He said: "Our financial strength will enable us to continue to invest and reposition the business, and, despite the current economic conditions, we intend to make further investment in our sales teams to take advantage of the opportunities we have to increase our market share. "While the results of our cross-selling strategy may take time to deliver, we are confident the actions we have taken to date and the strategy we are pursuing will ensure the group continues to prosper."

[QPP] significant contract win with the RAC. Highlights • RAC contractsfinalised with potential to address over £500 million of UK auto claims costs annually • 100% success rate in converting all outsourcing pilots into on-going long term contracts • Growth rate accelerates with new prospects referencing existing clients to bypass pilot phase The RAC outsourcing agreement Quindell has agreed to enter into a 5 year contract with RAC for a combination of Quindell's market leading software, consultancy and technology enabled outsourcing services. This contract, which is significant from day one,has the potential to be the largest contract that the Group has entered into to date as revenues grow during 2013 and beyond. The contract enables an offering to RAC members that own vehicles representing circa 10% of the UK auto market. The cost of claims for the UK auto market is over ten billion pounds per annum and the offering addressesover 5% of this UK auto claims cost per annum, subject to claims reported and growth in conversion into service over the life of the contract. RAC is one of the UK's most trusted and progressive motoring organisations with over 7 million members and this significant new agreement will see the RAC using Quindell's end to end proposition of a complete supply chain offering for Personal Injury claims, Medical Reporting, Multi Disciplined Rehabilitation plus Auto Accident Repair including Vehicle Hire Services and other Brand Extension Services. The signing of the contract follows an initial pilot period until early 2013, which had resulted in an improvement of more than 50% on conversion rates and improved member awareness of service offering for RAC compared with the levels of performance over the previous 3 years. This has resulted in significant improvements in members' customer journeys whilst still ensuring that the service offered is operated in an ethical manner and delivers a 20% reduction in the total cost of claims. This is achievable by addressing the total cost of claims, including the provision of a quality legal and rehabilitation service for members, rather than simply focusing on recovering and repairing members' vehicles. RAC has agreed to a payment profile for their financial benefit that ensures that the agreement remains cash positive on the majority of transactions for Quindell and thereforeQuindell does not have to utilise a significant proportion of the circa £80 million of additional funding recently procured to support the working capital requirements of this agreement and the majority of these funding lines remain available to support further organic growth. The RAC technology agreement The initial phase of the technology element of the RAC agreement is valued at circa £4 million and the majority of these revenues will be earned before the end of 2013, with subsequent phases being discussed for the implementation of the technology into other areas of the business. RAC are also working with Quindell to support other jointly planned initiatives including some areas of RAC's recently announced telematics based initiatives. After extensive market evaluation, RAC has chosen to implement Quindell's award winning Challenger ICE Claims and ICE Track analytics and business intelligence technology platform. Quindell's ICE technology platform will underpin RAC's business processes and give RAC the flexibility to adapt and react rapidly to market changes within the accident management arena. In addition, it will help RAC achieve increased customer conversion, increase cross-selling and enable RAC to operate multiple processes in parallel. This will allow RAC to continue to challenge existing champion processes and continue to improve the customer journey of its members. Warrant Issue to RAC In line with Quindell's strategy to become a central claims hub for the insurance industry to help drive down the total cost of claims and to therefore encourage stake holding by key members of the industry, the RAC will be granted warrants over 250 million shares in the capital of Quindell exercisable at £0.13 per share (this equates to a value of £32.5 million), or the average trading price in the 30 days prior to the move to full LSE listing if lower.However, the Board will only recommend amove to the full list once the share price has been trading at a significant premium to £0.13 for a reasonable period of time to ensure entry into the appropriate FTSE indexes. These Warrants shall be exercisable at any time by the RAC during the next 24 months or until Quindell's AIM listing moves to a full LSE listing, if earlier. Any profits achieved above the cost of the warrants will be subject to lock in arrangements ranging from 12 to 36 months. Kerry Michael, RAC Commercial Director, said: "RAC has been looking after our members and their needs for more than 115 years and our association with Qui

[QPP] Acquisition of Compass Costs Consultants Limited ("Compass Costs"), one of the UK's leading legal costs consultancy and costs drafting firms. Highlights · Acquisition of one of the UK's largest costs draftsmen for shares at a significant premium · Earnings enhancing in the current year and significantly earnings enhancing for 2014 · Fast tracks Quindell's growth in this key legal services area · Ensures our legal operation now includes the largest costs practice in the UK The terms of the acquisition were satisfied by the issue of 80,000,000 Quindell shares representing approximately 2% of the Group's issued share capital. Based on the agreed valuation of £14.0 million the transaction gives an implied value of 17.5p per Quindell share. The shares are subject to lock in of between 12 and 36 months from the date of issue. In return, Compass Costs has warranted a profit after tax of £2.0 million and operating cash flow of £1.5 million for the year ending 31 December 2013. The most recently filed accounts for Compass Costs, being for the year to 31 January 2012, showed record turnover of circa £6.4 million and profit before tax of circa £1.3 million. The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing in the current year and significantly earnings enhancing in 2014 due to the volume of costs work that the Group can direct to Compass Costs associated with its legal services volume, estimated at over £20 million per annum by 2014, making Compass Costs the UK's largest costs draftsmen. As already one of the largest costs practice in the UK, Compass Costs operates across a broad range of legal case types, specialising in high value and clinical negligence costs recovery, as well as personal injury costs recovery and litigation. Compass Costs, which will operate as a division within Quindell Legal Services ("QLS"), will enable QLS to achieve its full potential by providing its services across the whole of QLS's portfolio of cases, and further enhance the Group's ability to deliver its insurance market offering maintaining its leading position in an evolving market place in light of the recent Ministry of Justice costs reforms and LASPO implementation. [QPP] has been working with Compass Costs since October 2012 and the operational model that will be in place following this acquisition has been running on test since the start of the current year. During this test period Quindell has validated the quality of the service provided, examined the operational savings, the excellent results obtained and also the strength of the team and business model moving forward that will enable Quindell to maintain its growth in this area, which otherwise would have been difficult to manage organically in the time available. Rob Terry, Chairman and Chief Executive of [QPP] said: "Compass Costs is already one of the UK's largest cost draftsmen, but with the benefit of our volume, it becomes the largest. Its operation is well respected in the industry for delivering value to its clients, and is both ethical and market leading in its approach. The acquisition has been completed in line with our stated strategy of only issuing stock at a premium to current market valuation and it is expected to be earnings enhancing in the current year and significantly earnings enhancing in 2014. "Compass Costs operates in such a specialist area, that we could not expect to grow ourselves organically in such a short period of time, particularly as we continue to take on more of our own volume, This, combined with taking into account the proposed Ministry of Justice costs reforms and introduction of LASPO from 1 April 2103 were also key drivers towards the acquisition." Phil Hodgkinson, Chief Executive of Compass Costs said:"With our detailed understanding of the legal services market it is clear to the board and shareholders of Compass Costs that Quindell has a winning formula, is gaining significant blue chip clients and has been undervalued by the market. As a result, we are very happy to accept our consideration based on shares at 17.5 pence and look forward to sharing in the benefit of the share price correction that we believe will occur once the Quindell model is more fully understood. "Following the acquisition, Compass Costs will continue to focus on working with existing clients and commercial partners to provide legal services and costs solutions within the new post LASPO arena and will be hosting a series of exclusive presentations to its existing client base to include LASPO compliant funding solutions and documentation over the coming weeks. Operational control of Compass Costs will remain within the existing structure, with the Quindell Group supportive of the delivery of enhanced revenue and costs recovery to Compass Costs' existing client base." Applicatio

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