Suspension

Mercury Group PLC
18 January 2007


                               Embargoed: not to be released until 11.15 a.m. on
                                                                 18 January 2007


                               Mercury Group plc
                          ('Mercury' or the 'Company')

                                   Suspension

The Company announces that at the extraordinary general meeting of Mercury,
which as previously announced was adjourned until 10.00 a.m. this morning,
certain of the proposed resolutions relating to, inter alia, the Placing and
Open Offer to raise £1.5 million before expenses were not passed.

Consequently, the Placing and Open Offer will not take effect and the Company
has requested that trading in the Company's ordinary shares be suspended with
immediate effect pending clarification of the financial position of the Company.

For enquiries:    
                                               
Mercury Group plc
Walter Goldsmith (non-executive chairman)                        020 7393 4001
                              
 John East & Partners Limited                                    
David Worlidge/Simon Clements                                    020 7628 2200

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Matthew Smallwood                                                020 7457 2020




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