London Capital Group Holdings PLC Pre-Close Trading Update (0874N)

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RNS Number : 0874N

London Capital Group Holdings PLC

27 January 2016

LONDON CAPITAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

("London Capital Group", "LCG", the "Company" or the "Group")

Pre-close trading update

London Capital Group Holdings plc is pleased to announce the following trading update in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2015. The Group expects to publish its results for the year ended 31 December 2015 on 30 March 2016.

Group revenue from continuing operations for the year is expected to be GBP15.5m (2014 group revenue from continuing operations: GBP22.7m). Adjusted loss before tax for 2015 is expected to be in the region of GBP13.9m (2014 profit before tax from continuing operations: GBP1.1m), compared to a loss for the first half of 2015 of GBP9.9m (first half 2014 continuing operations loss: GBP0.9m). EBITDA loss before tax is expected to be GBP12.0m (2014: GBP2.2m EBITDA profit).

Adjusted profit before tax is stated before recognising a small charge in relation to share based payments of GBP0.1m, an accelerated leasehold charge of GBP1.3m following an office relocation during the year, a charge relating to the Financial Ombudsman Service ("FOS") claims provisions of GBP0.1m, and a credit relating to restructuring costs of GBP0.9m that was originally provided for in 2014. Net cash resources and amounts due from brokers amounted to GBP17m at 31 December 2015. Following the extensive restructuring and investment programme that the Group has undertaken over the last 18 months, LCG is now well positioned for future growth in line with its strategy. Against this background, the Board is also looking at increasing the Company's regulatory capital in order to support this growth.

Charles Henri Sabet, CEO of LCG said: "We experienced a delay in the release of our new product owing to extensive beta testing, which in turn created a setback in our scheduled marketing campaign, however, the Group starts the new financial year transformed. We have been successful in the integration of this new technology and are in the process of migrating our client base. This "brand new" LCG is centred on a new cutting-edge online trading platform, an enhanced marketing programme and a reinvigorated and rejuvenated workforce. We are already beginning to see the benefits in 2016 and the ingredients are now in place to start growing the Company once again".

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For further information, please contact:

 
 Allenby Capital 
  Limited 
 Nominated Adviser 
  and Broker 
 John Depasquale      +44 (0)20 3328 
  Nick Naylor          5656

About London Capital Group (http://ir.londoncapitalgroup.com/)

London Capital Group Holdings plc (hereafter "LCGH plc" or "LCG" or "London Capital Group" or "the Group") is a financial services company offering online trading services.

London Capital Group Limited ("LCG Ltd"), a wholly-owned trading subsidiary of LCGH plc, is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Its core activity is the provision of spread betting and CFD products on the financial markets to retail clients under the trading names Capital Spreads, Capital CFDs and LCG MT. Its other division provides online foreign exchange trading services. LCG Ltd has a European passport and is a member of the London Stock Exchange. LCG Ltd also has access to international markets through its global clearing relationships.

LCGH plc is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. LCG is included in the General Financial sector (8770) and Speciality Finance sub sector (8775) and has a RIC code of LCG.L.

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