Interim Management Statement

Date: 22 May 2013 On behalf of: London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C. Interim Management Statement Since our half year end on 31st December 2012, our net assets per share, including investments at market value, have increased by 20% from 35.6p to 42.8p at 30th April 2013. We have continued to expand our General Portfolio of equities and invested £ 336,100 (net) in the period and currently hold 29 blue chip stocks in the U.K., Europe and the USA. Including those new investments, the value of the General Portfolio increased by 18% compared to rises in the Eurofirst 300 index of 6.2% and in the FTSE100 of 8.5%. Our Strategic Investments also performed well in the period with the value of Western Selection P.L.C. rising by 10% and Finsbury Food Group Plc (to which we added a further 42,000 shares) rising by 37% following the recent sale of their Free From division. The Board remains cautious in its outlook for the remainder of the year. Enquiries to: London Finance & Investment Group P.L.C. Edward Beale 020 7448 8950 Notes to Editors: ● Lonfin is an investment company whose assets primarily consist of two Strategic Investments and a General Portfolio. Strategic Investments are significant investments in smaller UK quoted companies and these are balanced by a General Portfolio, which consists mainly of investments in major U.K. and European equities. ● Its strategic investments comprise: Western Selection P.L.C. and Finsbury Food Group plc. Western Selection P.L.C. has strategic investments in Creston plc, Swallowfield plc, Northbridge Industrial Services plc and Hartim Limited.
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