Temporary Suspension

Quintessentially English PLC 03 April 2006 Quintessentially English plc Temporary Suspension Quintessentially English plc (the 'Company') is an investing company which was admitted to AIM prior to 1 April 2005 and raised less than £3 million on admission. The directors of the Company are currently reviewing a number of potential acquisition targets and will keep shareholders informed as and when further developments occur. In the meantime as the Company has not yet made an acquisition which constitutes a reverse takeover under rule 14 of the AIM Rules trading in the Company's share was today suspended. In the event that the Company does not complete an acquisition which constitutes a reverse transaction by 3 October 2006, the Company's shares will be cancelled from trading on AIM at that date. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange MPTMMMJBTF