LFI London Finance & Investment Group Plc

                    London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C

                    (Incorporated in England - No. 201151)

                          Code: LNF ISN: GB0002994001

                   ("Lonfin", "the Company" or "the Group")

                               TRADING STATEMENT

In terms of the JSE Limited Listings Requirements, companies are required to publish a trading statement as soon as they are reasonably certain that the financial results for the period to be reported on next will differ by more than 20% from those of the previous corresponding period.

The board of directors of Lonfin advises that its earnings per share for the six months ended 31 December 2012 are expected to be 4.4 pence as compared to 3.6 pence for the previous corresponding period and headline earnings per share are expected to be 0.1 pence as compared to headline earnings of 0.0 pence for the previous corresponding period.

Shareholders are advised that the above financial information has not been reviewed or reported on by Lonfin`s external auditors. The preliminary announcement of the Company`s results for the six months ended 31 December 2012 is expected to be released on or before 28 February 2013.

London

21 February 2013

City Group P.L.C.

Secretaries