Exercise of Options

7 November 2012

Murgitroyd Group PLC ("Murgitroyd" or the "Group")

Exercise of Options

Murgitroyd announces that it has issued and allotted 15,000 Ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to the exercise of options under the Group's unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme.

An application for admission of the new shares to trading on AIM has been submitted and trading is expected to commence on 13 November 2012.

The total number of shares in issue following the exercise of options is 8,714,347.

For further information, please contact:

Keith Young, Murgitroyd T: 07802 951913

Sandy Fraser, N+1 Singer (NOMAD and Broker) T: 0131 529 0272