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CHARLES STANLEY GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

Notification of grant of share option awards to directors and other persons discharging managerial responsibility ("PDMR")

In accordance with the Charles Stanley Group PLC Approved SAYE Scheme 2012/13 (the "2012/13 Scheme"), on 19 December 2012 share options were granted to the directors and PDMRs set out in the table below. The 2012/13 Scheme operates for all eligible employees of the Company. These share options have been granted in conjunction with the individuals participating in a 3 year Sharesave savings contract.

The shares subject to the share options granted under the 2012/13 Scheme are ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company. The share options exercise price is 248p per share which represents, in accordance with the rules of the 2012/13 Scheme, 85% of the average middle market quotation of an ordinary share in the Company on the three business days preceding the Invitation Date of 26 November 2012.

The share options, which were granted in accordance with the 2012/13 Scheme, to the participating directors and PDMRs, are as follows:

The Scheme options may be exercised within 6 months of the appropriate anniversary date of the contract commencement date of 1 February 2013.

Date of disclosure 20 December 2012

Company Secretary Julie Ung

Contact number (0) 207 7149 6568