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FRENCH CONNECTION GROUP PLC

Annual Information Update 

24th April 2009

1     Introduction

1.1     French Connection Group plc (the Group) has published its Annual Report for the year ended 31 January 2009 and we now provide an Annual Information Update ('AIU') in accordance with the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2.  This AIU refers to all information which the Group has published or made available to the public over the 12 months prior to the date of this announcement.  To avoid an unnecessarily lengthy document, information is referred to in this update rather than included in full.

1.2     This AIU contains a list of:

• news releases and announcements which were made via a Regulatory Information Service;

• documents filed at the UK Registrar of Companies; and 

• documents published and sent to Shareholders.

1.3     The Group is publishing the AIU via a Regulated Information Service today and making it available on the Investor Relations section of our website; www.frenchconnection.com.

2     List of announcements

2.1     The following is a list of all news releases and announcements of a regulatory nature which have been made via a Regulated Information Service in the previous 12 months. A full copy of these announcements can be viewed at www.londonstockexchange.com/marketnews.

Date of Publication     Headline and description

18-Mar-09    Final Results for the year ended 31 January 2009

19-Dec-08    Director/PDMR Shareholding (on the issue of share options to Directors)

26-Nov-08    Interim Management Statement

12-Nov-08    Holding(s) in Company (Unity Investments ehf)

12-Nov-08    Holding(s) in Company (Unity Investments ehf)

12-Nov-08    Holding(s) in Company (Unity Investments ehf)

7-Nov-08    Holding(s) in Company (Legal & General Group plc)

8-Oct-08    Directorate Change (appointment of Claire Kent)

2-Oct-08    Directorate Change (resignation of David Rockberger)

30-Sep-08    Holding(s) in Company  (Brandes Investments Partners LP)

12-Sep-08    Half-Year Report for the six months ended 31 July 2008

20-Aug-08    Notice of Interim Results

15-Jul-08    Japan Joint Venture (acquisition of joint venture)

11-Jul-08    Japan Joint Venture: Update  (acquisition of joint venture)

3-Jun-08     Change of advisor (appointment of Numis as broker)

23-May-08    Result of AGM

21-May-08    Interim Management Statement

25-Apr-08    Blocklisting Interim Review

25-Apr-08    Annual Information Update

  

3    Documents filed at the UK Registrar of Companies

3.1     The following documents were filed with the UK Registrar of Companies on or around the dates indicated:

Date of Filing     Type         Description 

18-Jul-2008         Return       Annual Return made up to 7 July 2008

18-Jul-2008         Bulk List    Bulk shareholders list

4-Jul-2008          AA              Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2008

3.2     Copies of documents filed at Companies House can be obtained from www.direct.companieshouse.gov.uk or from the Company Secretary at the Company's Registered office, 20-22 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4JS.

4     Documents sent to shareholders

4.1     The following documents were published and sent to shareholders. They can be found on the Group's website www.frenchconnection.com in the Investor Relations section.  The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2009 have also been filed with the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facility.

          Date of circulation     Description

          8-April-09     Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January 2009, incorporating notice

                             of the Annual General Meeting, explanatory notes and proxy card.

          25-Sep-08    Half Year Report for the six months ended 31 July 2008

5     Accuracy of information

5.1     The information listed above was up-to-date at the time the information was published but some information may now be out of date.

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