Issue of Equity

Cyril Sweett Group plc (the "Company")

1 March 2011

Issue of Equity

The Company has today issued and allotted 67,164 new ordinary shares of 10p each ("New Ordinary Shares") following the exercise of options by certain employees of the Company.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"), and it is expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at 8.00am on 7 March 2011.

Following admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 65,060,310 Ordinary Shares in issue.

For further information, call:

Cyril Sweett Group plc 0207 061 9053

Francesca Wilson, Company Secretary

Arbuthnot Securities Limited 0207 012 2000

Andrew Kitchingman / Ed Gay

ENDS