Purchase of shares in Close Period

MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2014 AT 11.00 AM

Numis Corporation Plc ("Numis")

Purchase of shares in Close Period

The Board of Numis today announces that it has granted authority to its broker, Numis Securities Limited, to continue to purchase Numis shares in the market to be held in Treasury during Numis' forthcoming close period in relation to the publication of its annual results for the year ending 30 September 2014. The arrangement commences on 1 October 2014 and expires at the end of the close period in relation to the publication of Numis' annual results for the year ending 30 September 2014.

The authority granted is irrevocable and non-discretionary.

The specific purpose of the authority is to enable Numis' broker to continue to purchase Numis shares into Treasury, subject to a pre-agreed maximum price and availability in the market, which may then be used to fund employee equity incentive awards should the need arise.

The authority was granted by the Board of Numis on 24 September 2014. Numis confirms that it currently has no unpublished price sensitive information.

As at 26 September 2014, the total number of Numis shares held in treasury is 5,738,611 (5.09%) and the number of remaining Ordinary Shares in issue is 112,699,925 which is the number that may be used by the shareholders as the denominator for calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interests in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

The total number of voting rights in Numis is 112,699,925.

29 September 2014

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Contacts

Oliver Hemsley, Chief Executive 020 7260 1256

Simon Denyer, Group Finance Director 020 7260 1225

Brunswick:

Gill Ackers 020 7404 5959

Simone Selzer 020 7404 5959

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Nominated Adviser):

Simon Boadle 020 7583 5000

Jon Raggett 020 7583 5000

Notes for Editors

Numis is a leading independent investment banking and stockbroking group offering a full range of research, execution, corporate broking and corporate finance services to companies quoted in the UK and their investors.