Additional Listing

For Immediate Release

1 March 2010

Booker Group plc ("the Company")

Additional Listing

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange for admission to (i) the Official List and (ii) to trading on the London Stock Exchange's markets for listed securities in respect of a block listing of 36,463,000 ordinary shares of 1p each ("New Ordinary Shares").

The New Ordinary Shares will be issued from time to time pursuant to the exercise of PSP share options. The block listing is allocated to the following share option scheme as follows:

The Booker Group plc PSP Share Option Plan 2008 - 36,463,000 ordinary shares

On exercise the shares will be issued credited as fully paid and will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue.

For more information contact:

Tulchan Communications (PR Adviser to Booker Group plc)

020 7353 4200

Susanna Voyle

Lucy Legh