XCAP Securities plc

("XCAP" or the "Company")

Issue of equity & notice of interest

XCAP (AIM: XCAP), the financial services group offering full service stockbroking, fund management, corporate advisory and market making services, announces that as set out in the placing circular dated 3 October 2012, the Company has issued 14,285,714 new ordinary shares of 0.1p each ("Ordinary Shares") to Christopher Potts in lieu of fees due to him ("Capitalisation Shares"). Application has been made for the Capitalisation Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and dealings are expected to commence on 31 January, 2013. On admission, the Company will have 1,571,422,393 Ordinary Shares in issue.

Following this share issue, Mr Potts is interested in a total of 126,431,999 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 8.05 per cent. of the current issued share capital.

Enquiries:

XCAP Securities plc

Nitin Parekh (CEO)

Mark Holleran (COO)                                     +44 (0)20 3101 7070

Grant Thornton UK LLP

Phillip Secrett / Melanie Frean                 +44 (0)207 383 5100

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