Issue of Equity

M&C Saatchi plc

("M&C Saatchi" or "the Company")

Further Issue of Shares

Application has been made to AIM for the admission of 87,050 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company (the "New Shares"). The New Shares, which will rank parri passu in all respects with the Company's existing shares in issue, have been allotted pursuant to the exercise of options by employees of the Company in accordance with the Company's LTIP Scheme. Admission of the New Shares is expected to become effective on 25 July 2011.

The total number of ordinary shares in issue on the date of admission of the New Shares will be 63,313,168. Of this total, 700,000 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares in issue with voting rights will be 62,613,168.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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For further information, please contact:

M&C Saatchi plc +44 (0) 207 544 3693

Andy Blackstone, Company Secretary

Numis Securities +44 (0) 207 260 1000

Richard Thomas, NOMAD

Charles Farquhar, Corporate Broking

Tulchan Communications +44 (0) 207 353 4200

Susanna Voyle Tom Murray