Lon.fin&inv.grp Regulatory News (LFI)

LONDON FINANCE & INVESTMENT GROUP PLC - Trading Statement

PR Newswire

London, February 21

In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, companies are required topublish a trading statement as soon as they are reasonably certain that thefinancial results for the period to be reported on next will differ by morethan 20% from those of the previous corresponding period.

The board of directors of Lonfin advises that its earnings per share for thesix months ended 31 December 2012 are expected to be 4.4 pence as compared to3.6 pence for the previous corresponding period and headline earnings per shareare expected to be 0.1 pence as compared to headline earnings of 0.0 pence forthe previous corresponding period.

Shareholders are advised that the above financial information has not beenreviewed or reported on by Lonfin`s external auditors. The preliminaryannouncement of the Company`s results for the six months ended 31 December 2012is expected to be released on or before 28 February 2013.