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PLUS Markets Group plc

(the "Group" or the "Company")

Result of General Meeting

The Company announces that at the General Meeting held earlier today, the Resolutions as set out in the circular to shareholders dated 31 May 2012 (the "Circular") were put to shareholders on a poll votes. The votes cast in respect of the resolutions are set out below:

Resolution 1

Votes Cast in Favour Votes Cast Against Abstentions

Number % Number % Number

86,221,210 63.80% 48,929,165 36.20 130,686,045

Resolution 2

Votes Cast in Favour Votes Cast Against Abstentions

Number % Number % Number

86,221,210 63.80% 48,929,165 36.20 130,686,045

Therefore, both resolutions were passed on a poll of shareholders.

As set out in the Circular, the remaining conditions of the Proposed Disposal, to be satisfied by 21 June 2012 (or such later date as the parties may agree) are:

a) the FSA giving notice in writing under section 301G(3) of FSMA that it approves the acquisition of control of PLUS-SX by ICAP and, to the extent necessary or applicable, the FSA granting any Investment Firm Consolidation Waiver (as defined in the rules of the FSA) or that the Proposed Disposal will not materially impact or invalidate the Investment Firm Consolidation Waivers granted to the ICAP Group;

b) the FSA not having made a revocation order with respect to PLUS-SX under section 297 of FSMA and not having given any direction to PLUS-SX under section 296 of FSMA and the recognition requirements applicable to PLUS-SX under FSMA as a recognised investment exchange or the operating of a regulated market or multilateral trading facility not having been changed in any way; and

c) no order having been made, petition presented (which has not been withdrawn or dismissed) or resolution passed for the winding up of PLUS-SX or the appointment of an administrator, receiver, administrative receiver or liquidator or provisional liquidator to PLUS-SX.

The FSA has been notified as to the result of the General Meeting.

Following the approval of resolution 2, on completion of the Proposed Disposal the Company will be re-classified as an Investing Company and operate in line with the Investing Policy proposed in the Circular.

Following on from the adoption of the Investing Policy, the Company will be required to implement its Investing Policy within 12 months of the General Meeting, failing which the Ordinary Shares of the Company would be suspended from trading on AIM. If the Investing Policy has not been implemented within 18 months of the General Meeting, the admission to trading on AIM of the Ordinary Shares of the Investing Company would be cancelled.

The Company will make further announcements as appropriate.

Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Circular.

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