Disposal of Subsidiary

AMBRIAN CAPITAL PLC

Disposal of Subsidiary

Ambrian Capital plc (AMBR) announces that it has agreed to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, Ambrian Commodities Limited ("ACL"), to INTL FCStone Inc. ACL is the LME broker-dealer business of Ambrian Capital plc. This sale follows the decision previously announced in December 2010 to withdraw from the business.

The sale is conditional, inter alia, upon the approval of The Financial Services Authority. The consideration will be equal to the net asset value of ACL at 31 March 2011 which is approximately £10.3 million (£4.3 million net of a debt of £6.0 million owing by Ambrian Capital to ACL). This is expected to result in a cash payment to Ambrian Capital of £4.3 million, equivalent to the carrying value of ACL in the Ambrian Group's accounts. ACL recorded profits before tax of £0.4 million for the year ended 31 December 2010 (unaudited).

Ambrian Capital will apply the consideration arising from this transaction to Ambrian Metals Limited, its physical metals business, and Ambrian Energy, its physical energy trading business.

Commenting on the transaction, Robert Ashley, Chief Executive of Ambrian Capital said:

"This sale to INTL FCStone Inc. provides a timely opportunity for Ambrian to ensure a continuity of service to its clients and certainty for staff."

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AMBRIAN CAPITAL PLC

Ambrian Capital plc (AIM: AMBR) is a natural resources investment bank active in Commodities, Corporate Finance & Equities and Principal Investments.

Corporate Finance & Equities

Ambrian Partners Limited is known in the market for its leading positions in the metals & mining, oil & gas and cleantech sectors. It provides corporate finance advice, equity research, sales and trading and market making services. Ambrian Partners is a member of the London Stock Exchange and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Commodities

Ambrian Metals Limitedis an independent physical metals supplier with a particular strength in refined copper. Through Ambrian Metals' offices in London and Shanghai and agents in New York, Santiago, São Paulo, Seoul and Tokyo, it sources non-ferrous metals from producers for distribution to an international client base of metals consumers and merchants.

Ambrian Energy Limitedis a physical energy trading company focused on the supply of biofuels, crude oil and fuel oil. Ambrian Energy deploys agents in Turkey, Azerbaijan, the Middle East, South Africa, USA, Korea and Australia/New Zealand. Ambrian Energy is the founder and manager of Strategic Energy Assurance Limited, a company focused on the needs of governments' strategic petroleum reserves.

Principal Investments

Ambrian Principal Investments Limited is an investment company which holds the Group's principal investment portfolio. It is managed by Ambrian Asset Management Limited, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Further information on Ambrian is available on the Company's website: www.ambrian.com.