Half Year Results Presentation 2012

GUINNESS PEAT GROUP plc

("GPG" or the "Company")

Results Presentation

Guinness Peat Group plc announces that on Thursday 30 August 2012 Rob Campbell, Chairman of GPG, and Anthony Eisen, Chief Investment Officer, will make a presentation to analysts in respect of the preliminary results of the Company for the half year ending 30 June 2012.

A copy of that presentation has been placed on the Company's website at www.gpgplc.com and has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. It will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm/do.

Chris Healy

Company Secretary

Guinness Peat Group plc

Tel: +44 20 7484 3370

29 August 2012

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