Update re Annual Report

Merchant House Group plc ("Merchant House" or the "Group")

Update re Annual Report and Loan Notes

Further to the announcement on 31 July, the Directors advise that the audit for the year ending 31 December 2011 is progressing with the main outstanding matters being receipt of information regarding companies outside the Group where Merchant House has an investment and where the Group is dependent on separate audit schedules. Merchant House has sought to support the process and it is now anticipated that the audited accounts will be published once this information is supplied and reflected in the Group accounts. The Directors therefore anticipate that the audited accounts will be published in the second half of September and that the interim results for the six months to 30 June 2012 will also be released before the end of September in accordance with the AIM rules.

Merchant House also confirms the subscription in full by Beia Capital Limited of the first tranche of non-convertible loan notes of £675,000, as announced on 31 July 2012.

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