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Pricing statement

26/07/2007

This document, which comprises a pricing statement relating to the Global Offer of Shares described in the price range prospectus published by Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC (the "Company" or "Moneysupermarket.com") on 11 July 2007 (the "Prospectus"), has been prepared in accordance with the Prospectus Rules and has been prepared in connection with the Global Offer and Admission.

This document must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. Capitalised terms used and not defined in this document have the same meaning as ascribed to them in the Prospectus. See Part 14: Definitions of the Prospectus.

This document does not constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, Shares to any person in any jurisdiction to whom or in which jurisdiction such offer or solicitation is unlawful and, in particular, is not for distribution in Australia, Canada or Japan. The offer and sale of the Shares has not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or qualified for sale under the laws of any state of the United States or under any applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares may not be offered, sold or delivered within Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States or to, or for the benefit of any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and UBS Limited may arrange for the offer and sale of Shares in the United States under the Institutional Offer only to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("Rule 144A")) and in reliance on Rule 144A or another exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Shares offered and being sold outside the United States are being offered and sold in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (the "Global Co-ordinator"), Lehman Brothers International (Europe) and UBS Limited, each of which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FSA, are acting for the Company and no one else in connection with the Global Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the Global Offer, the contents of this document, or any transaction or arrangement referred to herein.

The distribution of this document and the issue and sale of the Shares in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. No action has been or will be taken by the Company, the Directors, the Selling Shareholders, or the Global Co-ordinator to permit a public offering of the Shares or to permit the possession or distribution of this document (or any other offering or publicity materials or application form(s) relating to the Shares) in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose may be required, other than in the United Kingdom. Accordingly, neither this document nor any advertisement nor any other offering or publicity materials may be distributed or published in any jurisdiction except under circumstances that will result in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. Persons into whose possession this document comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdictions. The Global Offer and the distribution of this document are subject to the restrictions set out in paragraph 10 of Part 11: Details of the Global Offer of the Prospectus.

Investors should rely only on the information contained in the Prospectus and this document. No person has been authorised to give any information or make any representations other than those contained in the Prospectus and this document and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorised by Moneysupermarket.com, the Directors, the Selling Shareholders, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, Lehman Brothers International (Europe) or UBS Limited. The contents of the Group's websites do not form part of the Prospectus or this document.

The contents of this document is not to be construed as legal, financial, business or tax advice. Each prospective investor should consult its own legal adviser, financial adviser or tax adviser for legal, financial or tax advice.

Neither the United States Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority in the United States has approved or disapproved of the Shares or passed on or endorsed the merits of the of the Global Offer or the accuracy or adequacy of the information contained in the Prospectus or this document. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.

This document is being furnished by the Company in connection with an offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act solely for the purpose of enabling a prospective investor to consider the subscription for or acquisition of the Shares described herein. The information contained in this document has been provided by Moneysupermarket.com. This document is being furnished on a confidential basis to persons in the United States. Any reproduction or distribution of this document, in whole or in part, in the United States and any disclosure of its contents or use of any information herein in the United States for any purpose, other than considering an investment by the recipient in the Shares offered hereby is prohibited. Each potential investor in the Shares, by accepting delivery of this document, agrees to the foregoing.

NOTICE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE RESIDENTS ONLY

NEITHER THE FACT THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR AN APPLICATION FOR A LICENCE HAS BEEN FILED UNDER CHAPTER 421B OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTES ("RSA 421-B") WITH THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NOR THE FACT THAT A SECURITY IS EFFECTIVELY REGISTERED OR A PERSON IS LICENSED IN THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE CONSTITUTES A FINDING BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT ANY DOCUMENT FILED UNDER RSA 421-B IS TRUE, COMPLETE AND NOT MISLEADING. NEITHER ANY SUCH FACT NOR THE FACT THAT AN EXEMPTION OR EXCEPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR A SECURITY OR A TRANSACTION MEANS THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS PASSED IN ANY WAY UPON THE MERITS OR QUALIFICATIONS OF, OR RECOMMENDED OR GIVEN APPROVAL TO, ANY PERSON, SECURITY OR TRANSACTION. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE, OR CAUSE TO BE MADE, TO ANY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER, CUSTOMER OR CLIENT, ANY REPRESENTATION INCONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH.

Global Offer Statistics

⁽¹⁾ Assuming no exercise of the Over-allotment Option.

⁽²⁾ The number of Existing Shares subject to the Over-allotment Option is, in aggregate, equal to 15 per cent. of the number of Shares comprised in the Global Offer (excluding the Existing Shares subject to the Over-allotment Option).

⁽³⁾ The market capitalisation of the Company at any given time will depend on the market price of the Shares at that given time. There can be no assurance that the market price of the Shares will equal or exceed the Offer Price (and consequently no assurance that the market capitalisation of the Company at any given time will equal or exceed this figure).

⁽⁴⁾ The net proceeds receivable by the Company are stated after deduction of underwriting commissions and other fees and expenses of the Global Offer payable by the Company, expected to be approximately £10 million. The Company will not receive any of the net proceeds from the sale of the Existing Shares in the Global Offer or the sale of Existing Shares pursuant to the Over-allotment Option.

⁽⁵⁾ The net proceeds receivable by the Selling Shareholders are stated after deduction of underwriting commissions and other fees and expenses of the Global Offer payable by the Selling Shareholders, expected to be approximately £7 million.

Share Capital Information (immediately following Admission)

Shares held by Simon Nixon ⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾ Immediately following Admission, assuming no exercise of the Over-allotment Option. Assuming full exercise of the Over-allotment Option, immediately following Admission, Simon Nixon will hold 239,632,882 Shares or 48.3% of the enlarged issued ordinary share capital. In addition to his holding of Shares, immediately following Admission, Simon Nixon will hold 95,294,118 deferred shares.

Documents available for inspection

In addition to those documents set out in paragraph 23 of Part 13: Additional Information of the Prospectus, copies of this document are available for inspection during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) up to Admission at the offices of Herbert Smith LLP at Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2HS.

Copies of the Prospectus and this document are also available at the Company's registered office at Moneysupermarket House, Saint David's Park, Ewloe, Chester CH5 3UZ or on the Company's website at www.moneysupermarket.com/shareoffer.

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