Exercise of Options

ALBEMARLE & BOND HOLDINGS PLC

"the Company"

Exercise of Options

The Company makes the following announcement in respect of an exercise of options on 7 June 2010 by an employee over shares in the capital of the Company:

1. a transfer of shares was approved today in respect of 6,000 Ordinary shares of 4p each ("Ordinary Shares") at 74.5p per share in the capital of the Company beneficially held by Albemarle & Bond Trustee Limited ("the Trustee") as Trustee of the Albemarle & Bond Pawnbrokers Limited Employee Benefit Trust;

2. as a result of the transfer announced above, the Trustee now holds 875,667 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company which is equivalent to 1.58% of the Company's issued share capital;

3. B J Stevenson, D A L Page and L K Moran are directors of Albemarle & Bond Trustee Limited.

Date: 8 June 2010.

Enquiries

Albemarle & Bond Holdings plc 0118 955 8100

Barry Stevenson CEO

Collins Stewart Europe Limited 020 7523 8350

Mark Dickenson

Piers Coombs

Cardew Group 020 7930 0777

Tim Robertson

Shan Shan Willenbrock

Catherine Maitland

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