25 July 2012

MECOM GROUP PLC

("Mecom" or "the Company")

Dividend

The Board has declared an interim dividend for the financial year ending 31^st December 2012 of 6.0 euro cents per share, comprising 2.5 euro cents per share from continuing operations and an additional dividend of 3.5 euro cents per share reflecting earnings contributed by the discontinued Edda Media operations, both to be paid on 31^st August 2012. 

The dividend will be paid in pounds sterling, and the pounds sterling amount will be announced via the Company's website one week before the payment date.  The exchange rate used to determine the pounds sterling amount will be the average of the market exchange rates in London over the three working days prior to the announcement of the pounds sterling amount ('the pounds sterling cash dividend announcement date').  

The timetable for the payment of the dividend is as follows:

Enquiries:

Mecom Group plc                                                     +44 207 925 7200

Tom Toumazis, Chief Executive Officer                                                       

Henry Davies, Group Finance Director

Pendomer

Ben Foster                                                                  +44 203 603 5220