Joint Broker Appointment

3 September 2015

Fairpoint Group plc

Appointment of Joint Broker

Fairpoint Group plc ("Fairpoint" or "the Group"), one of the UK's leading providers of consumer professional services, today announces the appointment of Panmure Gordon as its joint broker with immediate effect. Shore Capital remains Nominated Adviser and broker to the Group.

Enquiries please contact:

Fairpoint Group plc www.fairpoint.co.uk

Chris Moat, Chief Executive Officer 0845 296 0100

John Gittins, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 020 7408 4090

Pascal Keane

Edward Mansfield

Panmure Gordon (Joint Broker) 020 7886 2500

Dominic Morley

Charles Leigh-Pemberton

MHP Communications 020 3128 8100

Reg Hoare

Katie Hunt

Notes to editors:

Fairpoint Group plc is an AIM listed consumer professional services business specialising in the provision of consumer-focused legal services, personal debt solutions and claims management. The Group is structured into the following primary business lines:

1. Legal Services

2. Debt Management Plans (DMPs)

3. Claims Management

4. Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs)

www.fairpoint.co.uk