23 FEBRUARY 2006

DANIEL STEWART SECURITIES PLC

(AIM)

('the Company')

COMMENT RE PRESS SPECULATION

The Directors note the recent press comment and can confirm that Daniel Stewart is trading well but do not intend to make any further comment regarding trading until a pre close statement towards the end of March.

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Enquiries:

DANIEL STEWART SECURITIES PLC Tel: 020 7776 6550

Peter Shea

Alastair Cade

BISHOPSGATE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Tel: 020 7430 1600

Maxine Barnes

Dominic Barretto

Notes to Editors:

About Daniel Stewart

Daniel Stewart Securities is an AIM-listed company providing a range of investment banking services to Small Cap (Sao Paolo: SMLL.SA - news) publicly traded and non-publicly traded companies. The Group has two subsidiaries, Daniel Stewart and Company, the Group's principle operating subsidiary, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority, and is a member of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: LSE.L - news) and Daniel Stewart Capital, the Group's leasing and debt financing division.

The Group also has a strong corporate finance team and a successful equity research department, which distributes to over 400 institutions, ensuring maximum exposure for all of the Group's corporate clients.

For further information visit: www.danielstewart.co.uk