Issue of Equity

Finsbury Food Group plc

Exercise of Options

The Company has applied for 52,848 ordinary shares of 1p each ("New Ordinary shares") to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). The New Ordinary Shares are being issued in relation to the exercise of options by an employee of the Company. It is expected that Admission will become effective and that dealings will commence in the New Ordinary Shares at 8.00 a.m. on 3 March 2014.

Following Admission, The Company's issued share capital will consist of 66,285,175 ordinary shares of 1p each, all with voting rights. No shares are currently held in Treasury. The total number of current voting rights in the Company will therefore be 66,285,175 following Admission.

The above figure (66,285,175 ordinary shares) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the Company.

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Notes to Editors:

· Finsbury Food Group plc (AIM: FIF), is a leading manufacturer of cake, bread and bakery goods. Within its Cake business, the Group's focus is premium and celebration cakes plus low fat cake slices. Its Bread business manufactures artisan and organic bread and also morning goods.

· Finsbury Food Group is the second largest manufacturer of Ambient Packaged Cake (excluding In Store Bakery) in the UK, a market valued at £939m (Source: Kantar Worldpanel Total UK Coverage, January 2014).

· The Group's strategy is to generate returns for shareholders by building a crafted bakery group focused on premium, celebration and well being that delivers for customers and consumers. Finsbury continues to develop its licensed brand portfolio to complement its core retailer brand relationships and improve its understanding of and response to changing consumer needs.

· Whilst the Company sees exciting organic growth opportunities in all its businesses and its short-term focus is on integrating and growing its existing businesses, the aim is to take advantage of the appropriate bolt on acquisitions to drive longer term value as opportunities and circumstance allow.