SND.L Regulatory News (SND)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9 FEBRUARY 2016

SANDERSON GROUP PLC

Exercise of Options

Sanderson Group plc ('Sanderson' or 'the Group'), the software and IT services business specialising in multi-channel retail and manufacturing markets in the UK and Ireland, announces that Ian Newcombe, Chief Executive Officer, has exercised options over 40,000 ordinary shares ('New Ordinary Shares') under the Group's CSOP scheme at an exercise price of 27.5 pence per ordinary share. Following the exercise of these options, Ian Newcombe is interested in 112,500 ordinary shares representing 0.21% of the issued share capital of the Group. Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to AIM and admission is expected to take place on 12 February 2016.

The New Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the exercise of options will rank pari passu with the existing Sanderson ordinary shares. Following allotment of the New Ordinary Shares, Sanderson will have in issue 54,751,985 ordinary shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of Sanderson, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Sanderson Group plc 0333 123 1400

Christopher Winn, Chairman

Ian Newcombe, Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Frost, Finance Director

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited 020 7886 2500

Nominated Advisor

Mark Taylor / James Greenwood

Walbrook PR 0117 985 8989

Paul Vann or 07768 807631