JESSOPS PLC

Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting 

to consider proposed members' voluntary liquidation

Following the announcement on 29 September 2009 of the completion of the solvent restructuring of the Jessops group of companies, Jessops plc (the "Company") announces that a circular convening an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be held at 10.00 a.m. on 21 January 2010 at the offices of Ashurst LLP in Broadwalk House, 5 Appold Street, London EC2A 2HA has today been sent to shareholders of the Company (the "Shareholders"). 

The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company is being convened to obtain Shareholders' approval for the board's proposal that the Company be put into a members' voluntary liquidation.

The shares in the Company (the "Shares") will be suspended from trading on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority at 7.30 a.m. on 20 January 2010 in advance of the Extraordinary General Meeting. It is intended that if the resolutions put before the Extraordinary General Meeting are passed by the requisite majorities, the Shares will be cancelled from the Official List of the UK Listing Authority with effect from 8.00 a.m. on 22 January 2010.

A form of proxy to be used in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting will be attached to the  circular.

Copies of the circular have been submitted to the Document Viewing Facility of the UK Listing Authority at the Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (telephone 0207 066 1000). The notice is also available on the Company's website www.jessops.com.

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For further information please contact

David Litterick

Brunswick Group LLP

0207 404 5959