Exercise of Options

25 Oct 2007 07:00

Lighthouse Group PLC25 October 2007 Press Release 25 October 2007 Lighthouse Group plc ("Lighthouse" or "the Company") Exercise of Options Lighthouse Group plc ("the Company") announces that 6,893 new ordinary shares of1p each (the "New Ordinary Shares") have been issued and allotted following anexercise of options by certain independent financial advisers pursuant to theLighthouse Adviser Share Option Scheme. As a result the Company now has83,637,838 Ordinary Shares in issue. Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares, which will rank paripassu with existing ordinary shares, to be admitted to trading on AIM, andadmission is expected to take place at 8:00 a.m. on 30 October 2007. - Ends - For further information, please contact: Lighthouse Group plcMalcolm Streatfield, Chief Executive Tel: +44 (0) 20 7065 5642 www.lighthousegroup.plc.uk Daniel Stewart & Company plcGraham Webster Tel: +44 (0) 20 7776 6550 www.danielstewart.co.uk Media enquiries: Abchurch CommunicationsHeather Salmondheather.salmond@abchurch-group.comGareth Mead Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700gareth.mead@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Notes to Editors About Lighthouse Group The Lighthouse Group plc is one of the UK's largest Independent FinancialAdviser groups and pension scheme administrators. The Company provides support to close to 600 IFAs across the UK who, in turn,provide fully independent financial planning advice to both private andcorporate clients. The Company has in excess of £5 billion worth of funds underinfluence. Based in five main operational centres, in London, Manchester, Brighton, Exeterand Reading, the Company has grown rapidly through both organic growth and keyacquisitions since being admitted to AIM in October 2000. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange