Press Release

December 10, 2009

Guy Taylor
Corporate Communications
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Candice Adam
Corporate Communications
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$18.7 MILLION RAISED ON ICAP’S 17TH ANNUAL CHARITY DAY

Komen Greater NYC One of 28 North American Beneficiaries

New York, NY, December 10, 2009 —— ICAP (IAP.L), the world’s premier interdealer broker, raised $18.7 million worldwide on its 17th annual Charity Day, beating the $16.3 million raised in 2008 and bringing the total raised to $119 million since 1993. Beneficiaries of Charity Day will be 120 charities worldwide, 28 of which are in North America, including the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® (Komen Greater NYC).

In New York, former President Bill Clinton, Jack Nicklaus, Boomer Esiason, Jon Bon Jovi, Danica Patrick, Jim Nantz, Arnold Palmer, Annika Sorenstam, and Billie Jean King were among the celebrities that supported the day.

“We were thrilled to be a part of ICAP’s Charity Day initiative,” said Dara Richardson-Heron, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Komen Greater NYC. “During these tough economic times, it’s amazing that ICAP will be donating $18.7 million to charity and all of it raised in one day! Truly everyone at ICAP is displaying the holiday spirit of giving at a time when nonprofits need it most.”

Michael Spencer, Chief Executive Officer of ICAP said, “To be able to raise $18.7 million for charity in one day in the current environment is an incredible achievement for the financial services industry. Funds raised through the support of our customers, staff, the charities and their patrons will help over 120 worthy causes globally this year.”

ICAP has supported more than 820 charities since Charity Day was started in 1993, including Komen Greater NYC. A full list of the charities ICAP supported this year as well as more information about how ICAP's donation will make a difference to the many lives receiving this aid can be found at www.icapcharityday.com.

About ICAP
ICAP is the world’s premier interdealer broker and provider of post trade services. The Group matches buyers and sellers in the wholesale markets in interest rates, credit, commodities, foreign exchange, emerging markets, equities and equity derivatives through voice and electronic networks. ICAP is also the source of global market information and research for professionals in the international financial markets. ICAP plc was added to the FTSE 100 Index on 30 June 2006. For more information, go to www.icap.com.

About the Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure
The Greater New York City Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure was founded in 1990 and has raised close to $50 million to date. The organization is dedicated to the greater New York City metropolitan area, disbursing up to seventy-five percent of its net income to local programs offering breast health education, screening and treatment in the five boroughs of New York City, on Long Island and in Westchester and Rockland Counties. Twenty-five percent of its revenues fund national peer-reviewed research programs. In 2009, Komen Greater NYC is awarding close to $3.9 million in grants — more than $2.3 million supports 37 community-based organizations and three hospitals that provide breast health programs to underserved women and nearly $1.3 million underwrites peer-reviewed research projects at the national level.

For more information, visit the Komen Greater NYC website, www.komennyc.org.

About Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure — Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister, Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the Cure, launching the global breast cancer movement. Today, Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the Komen Race for the Cure, we have invested over $1.3 billion to fulfill our promise, becoming the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world.

For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877-GO KOMEN.

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