Exercise of Options

ALBEMARLE & BOND HOLDINGS PLC

"the Company"

Exercise of Options by an Employee

The Company makes the following announcements in respect of an exercise of options on 24 February 2010 over Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company granted under the Albemarle & Bond Holdings plc Company Share Option Plan:

1. a transfer of shares has been approved in respect of 5,000 Ordinary shares of 4p each ("Ordinary Shares") at 236.5p 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 381,667 Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company, equivalent to 0.69% of the Company's issued share capital;

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

Date: 26 February 2010

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