Dividend Declaration

1 September 2011

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

Final dividend and special dividend for year ending 30 June 2011

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

Ex-Dividend Date * 7 September 2011

Record Date ** 9 September 2011

Pay Date 29 September 2011

Dividend per share 8.41p

There will also be a special dividend as follows:

Ex-Dividend Date * 7 September 2011

Record Date ** 9 September 2011

Pay Date 29 September 2011

Dividend per share 5.96p

* 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

- Ian Gorham, Chief Executive

- Peter Hargreaves, Executive Director

- Ben Yearsley, Media and Investor Relations