Block Listing of Ordinary Shares

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LEI: 213800R1TLR536P8YJ67

1 February 2018

McColl's Retail Group plc

(the "Company")

Block Listing of Ordinary Shares

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange plc for a block listing of 2,436,623 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company (the "Shares") to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange plc. It is anticipated that the Shares will be admitted on 5 February 2018.

The Shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued, as and when required, pursuant to the exercise of employee share options under the terms of the following employee share schemes:

When issued, the Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued shares of the Company.

For further information, please contact:

McColl's Retail Group plc

Bernadette Young, Company Secretary Tel: 01277 376317