Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended December 31, 2012

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC is a United Kingdom-based holding company. The Company is primarily involved in banking and financial services. Its segments include Banking, Wealth Management, Mortgage Portfolios, Renaissance Asset Finance (RAF), Arbuthnot Commercial Asset Based Lending (ACABL), Arbuthnot Specialist Finance Limited (ASFL), Asset Alliance Group (AAG) and All Other Divisions. The Banking segment includes private and commercial banking. The Wealth Management segment offers financial planning and investment management services. The RAF segment operates as a specialist asset finance lender in high value cars but also business assets. The ACABL segment provides finance secured on either invoices, assets or stock of the borrower. The ASFL segment provides short term secured lending solutions to professional and entrepreneurial property investors. The AAG segment provides vehicle finance and related services, predominantly in the truck and trailer, and bus and coach markets.