FIF.L Regulatory News (FIF)

Finsbury Food Group plc ("Finsbury" or the "Company")

EBT Purchase

The Company was notified yesterday by the trustees of the Finsbury Food Group plc Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") that they have purchased 351,729 ordinary shares of 1 pence each ("Shares") in the Company on 12 June 2014 at a price of 55 pence per share. The shares, held in the EBT, are intended to be used to satisfy awards made under the Finsbury Food Group Long Term Incentive Plan 2006. The EBT is funded by the Company.

The EBT is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees of Finsbury and its subsidiaries. The Executive Directors of Finsbury are included in the class of beneficiaries of the EBT and are deemed to be interested in those shares and the dealings thereof.

Following these transactions a total of 351,729 ordinary shares, representing 0.53 per cent of the Company's total voting rights, are held in the EBT.

The Company has today applied for 351,729 Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission") following the exercise of options. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings will commence in these Shares at 8.00 a.m. on 20 June 2014. Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 66,894,284 ordinary shares of 1p each.

13 June 2014

Notes to Editors:

§ Finsbury Food Group plc (AIM: FIF), is a leading manufacturer of cake, bread and bakery goods. Within its Cake business, the Group's focus is premium and celebration cakes plus low fat cake slices. Its Bread business manufactures artisan and organic bread and also morning goods.

§ Finsbury Food Group is the second largest manufacturer of Ambient Packaged Cake (excluding In Store Bakery) in the UK, a market valued at £933m (Source: Symphony IRI w/e 26 April 2014).

§ The Group's strategy is to generate returns for shareholders by building a crafted bakery group focused on premium, celebration and well being that delivers for customers and consumers. Finsbury continues to develop its licensed brand portfolio to complement its core retailer brand relationships and improve its understanding of and response to changing consumer needs.

§ Whilst the Company sees exciting organic growth opportunities in all its businesses and its short-term focus is on integrating and growing its existing businesses, the aim is to take advantage of the appropriate bolt on acquisitions to drive longer term value as opportunities and circumstance allow.