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Charles Stanley Group PLC

24 January 2022

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

24 January 2022

DE-LISTING AND CANCELLATION OF TRADING OF CHARLES STANLEY SHARES

Further to the announcements made by Charles Stanley Group PLC ("Charles Stanley") and Raymond James Financial, Inc. ("Raymond James") on 21 January 2022 in respect of the Effective Date of the Scheme, Charles Stanley announces that, following an application on behalf of Charles Stanley, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has cancelled the listing of Charles Stanley Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and the London Stock Exchange (the "LSE") has cancelled the admission to trading of Charles Stanley Shares on the Main Market of the LSE for listed securities, in each case with effect from 8.00 a.m. on 24 January 2022.

Capitalised terms used but not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the scheme document published by Charles Stanley on 25 August 2021.

Enquiries:

 
                                                      +44 0 20 7739 
 Charles Stanley Group PLC                             8200 
 Paul Abberley, Chief Executive Officer 
 Ben Money-Coutts, Chief Financial Officer 
 N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited                       +44 0 20 7280 
  (Lead financial adviser to Charles Stanley)          5000 
 Jonathan Eddis 
 Peel Hunt LLP 
  (Joint financial adviser and broker to Charles      +44 0 20 7418 
  Stanley)                                             8900 
 Andrew Buchanan 
 James Britton 
 Raymond James Financial, Inc.                         +1 727 567 1000 
 Alexandra Band, Senior Vice President, Head 
  of Corporate 
  Development 
 Lars Moore, Vice President, Corporate Development 
 Raymond James Financial International Limited        +44 0 203 798 
  (Financial adviser to Raymond James and Bidco)       5700 
 Edward Griffin 
 Jack Wills

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP is retained as legal adviser to Charles Stanley.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP is retained as legal adviser to Raymond James.

Important notices relating to financial advisers

Raymond James Financial International Limited ("RJFIL"), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Raymond James and Bidco as financial adviser and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and other matters set out in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Raymond James and Bidco for providing the protections afforded to clients of RJFIL, or for providing advice in connection with the Acquisition, the content of this announcement or any matter referred to herein. Neither RJFIL nor any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or branches owes or accepts any duty, liability or responsibility whatsoever (whether direct, indirect, consequential, whether in contract, in tort, under statute or otherwise) to any person who is not a client of RJFIL in connection with this announcement, any statement contained herein or otherwise.

N.M. Rothschild & Sons Limited ("Rothschild & Co"), which is authorised and regulated by the FCA in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for Charles Stanley and for no one else in connection with the Acquisition and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Acquisition and will not be responsible to anyone other than Charles Stanley for providing the protections afforded to clients of Rothschild & Co, nor for providing advice in relation to any matter referred to in this announcement.

Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting exclusively for Charles Stanley and for no one else in connection with the matters described in this announcement and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the matters referred to in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than Charles Stanley for providing the protections afforded to clients of Peel Hunt nor for providing advice in relation to matters described in this announcement.

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