Block Listing Application

The Stanley Gibbons Group plc

(the "Company")

Block Listing Application

The Company announces that an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc for the admission to trading on AIM of a block listing of 350,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

These Ordinary Shares are being reserved under a block listing to be issued as a result of the exercise of share options pursuant to the Company's 2000 UK Executive and Jersey Executive Share Option Schemes.

It is expected that admission of these Ordinary Shares will become effective on 15 May 2012. These Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in issue.

For further information, contact:

The Stanley Gibbons Group plc

Richard Purkis, Company Secretary +44 (0) 1534 766711

Dan Webster/Matthew Armitt/Richard Brown +44 (0) 20 7418 8900