Annual Information Update

FRENCH CONNECTION GROUP PLC

Annual Information Update

26th April 2010

1 Introduction

1.1 French Connection Group plc (the Group) has published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2010 and we now provide an Annual Information Update ("AIU") in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2. This AIU refers to all information which the Group has published or made available to the public over the 12 months prior to the date of this announcement. To avoid an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this update rather than included in full.

1.2 This AIU contains a list of:

·; news releases and announcements which were made via a Regulatory Information Service;

·; documents filed at the UK Registrar of Companies; and

·; documents published and sent to Shareholders.

1.3 The Group is publishing the AIU via a Regulated Information Service today and making it available on the Investor Relations section of our website; www.frenchconnection.com.

2 List of announcements

2.1 The following is a list of all news releases and announcements of a regulatory nature which have been made via a Regulated Information Service in the previous 12 months. A full copy of these announcements can be viewed at http://www.londonstockexchange.com.

Date of Publication Headline and description

21-Apr-10 Further re: proposed disposal. Confirmation of Class 1 status

15-Mar-10 Completion of Strategic Review, Announcement of Sale of a Business and Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 January 2010

27-Jan-10 Notification of major interest in shares; Legal and General Group plc

08-Jan-10 Notification of major interest in shares; Standard Life Investments

25-Nov-09 Interim Management Statement

26-Oct-09 Block Listing Interim Review

02-Oct-09 Closure of French Connection Japan

17-Sep-09 Half-Year Report for the six months ended 31 July 2009

10-Aug-09 Notice of Interim Results

28-Jul-09 Notification of major interest in shares; JO Hambro

20-May-09 Result of AGM

20-May-09 Interim Management Statement

24-Apr-09 Blocklisting Interim Review

24-Apr-09 Annual Information Update

3 Documents filed at the UK Registrar of Companies

3.1 The following documents were filed with the UK Registrar of Companies on or around the dates indicated:

Date of Filing Type Description

03-Aug-2009 Return Annual Return made up to 7 July 2009

03-Aug-2009 Bulk List Bulk shareholders list

03-July-2009 AA Report and Accounts for the year

ended 31 January 2009

3.2 Copies of documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk or from the Company Secretary at the Company's Registered office, 20-22 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JS.

4 Documents sent to shareholders

4.1 The following documents were published and sent to shareholders. They can be found on the Group's website www.frenchconnection.com in the Investor Relations section. The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2009 have also been filed with the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facility.

Date of circulation Description

15-April-10 Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2010, incorporating notice of the Annual General Meeting, explanatory notes and proxy card.

29-Sep-09 Half Year Report for the six months ended 31 July 2009

5 Accuracy of information

5.1 The information listed above was up-to-date at the time the information was published but some information may now be out of date.