Hargreaves Lansdown Regulatory News (HL.)

9 February 2012

Hargreaves Lansdown plc ("Hargreaves Lansdown" or the "Company")

Interim ordinary dividend for year ending 30 June 2012

The Directors of Hargreaves Lansdown are pleased to announce that the Company will pay an interim dividend as follows:

Ex-Dividend Date * 14 March 2012

Record Date ** 16 March 2012

Pay Date 11 April 2012

Dividend per share 5.1p

* Shares bought on or after the ex-dividend date will not qualify for the dividend.

** Shareholders must be on the Hargreaves Lansdown plc share register on this date to receive the dividend.

For further information please contact:

Hargreaves Lansdown +44 (0) 117 988 9967

- Judy Matthews, Company Secretary