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17 March 2014
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC ("Company")
Placing of shares in the Company
The Company notes that Simon Nixon has today announced his intention to offer for sale approximately 55 million existing ordinary 0.02 pence shares of the Company, representing approximately 10% of the issued share capital of the Company. Please refer to the separate announcement for further details.
Gerald Corbett, Chairman of the Company, said:
"The placing by Simon Nixon will further increase liquidity and the number of shares in public hands. Simon remains a major shareholder and will continue on the Board as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman."
For further information, please contact:
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7379 5151
Paul Doughty, Chief Financial Officer
Maitland
Tel: +44 (0)20 7379 5151
William Clutterbuck
Important additional information
This announcement does not constitute, or form part of an offer or invitation to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire, or any solicitation of any offer to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any ordinary shares or any other securities of the Company in any jurisdiction.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in or into the United States. The securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in or into the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of securities is being made in the United States or elsewhere.