Earnings release
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RNS Number : 4054TKeystone Law Group PLC18 February 2026 18 February 2026 Keystone Law Group Plc('Keystone', the 'Group' or the 'Company') Full Year Trading UpdateAndNotice of Results Keystone to deliver revenue and adjusted PBT marginally ahead of current market expectations(1) forFY2026Buoyant trading conditions during the Period underpinned by ongoing client demand Keystone, the tech-enabled platform law firm, is pleased to announce the following trading update forthe year ended 31 January 2026 ("FY 2026" or the "Period"). Keystone's lawyers performed strongly across the business, with buoyant trading conditions during thePeriod underpinned by ongoing client demand delivering an increase of just under 10% on FY 2025revenue per Principal and an improved financial performance. Recruitment of 61 new Principals, together with a net increase in Pod members of 36, has driven thetotal fee earners numbers up by 13.5% to 654 (Principals up 7.7% to 491 and other fee earners up35.8% to 163). These factors underpin both the current and future performance of Keystone and the Board nowexpects the Group to deliver FY 2026 revenue and adjusted PBT marginally ahead of current market expectations(1). James Knight, Chief Executive Officer of Keystone, commented: "I am delighted that Keystone has delivered such an impressive performance across 2026, beatingmarket expectations. These financial results, supported by a strong operational performance across the business, aretestament to the broad appeal of Keystone's brand and our ongoing ability to attract and retain highlysuccessful lawyers. Our position as the premier tech-enabled platform law firm, supported by the strength of our businessproposition to both lawyers and their clients, reinforces our ongoing confidence to drive the businessforward to deliver sustainable long-term success for all stakeholders." (1) Current market expectations for FY 2026: revenue £108.9m and adjusted PBT £14.4m Notice of resultsKeystone will be announcing its final results for the year ended 31 January 2026 on Wednesday, 29April 2026. Analyst BriefingA virtual meeting for sell-side analysts will be held virtually at 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 29 April 2026.Analysts wishing to attend this event can register via email at: keystonelaw@vigoconsulting.com Retail Investor PresentationKeystone's management team will provide a separate presentation and Q&A for retail investors at 1.00p.m. on Thursday, 30 April 2026. The presentation will be hosted on the Investor Meet Company platform, where questions can besubmitted pre-event up until 9.00 a.m. on the day before the meeting, or at any time during the livepresentation. Investors can register for free and subscribe to alerts on Keystone by visiting:www.investormeetcompany.com/keystone-law-group-plc/register-investor
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Investors who already follow Keystone on the Investor Meet Company platform will automatically beinvited. For further information please contact: Keystone Law Group plc James Knight, Chief Executive Officer Ashley Miller, Finance Director www.keystonelaw.com +44 (0) 20 3319 3700 Panmure Liberum Limited (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Atholl Tweedie (Corporate Finance) Rupert Dearden (Corporate Broking) www.panmureliberum.com +44 (0) 20 7886 2500 Investec Bank plc (Joint Broker) Carlton Nelson James Rudd www.investec.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 Vigo Consulting (Financial Public Relations) Jeremy Garcia / Fiona Hetherington keystonelaw@vigoconsulting.com +44 (0)207 390 0233 The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"). Notes to editorsKeystone (AIM: KEYS) is a highly scalable, premier tech-enabled platform law firm. Ranked within theUK Top 100 law firms, providing conventional legal services in a £12bn addressable market through itsdifferentiated platform model which has three defining characteristics: · Lawyers have freedom, flexibility and autonomy, and are paid up to 75% of what they bill.· Lawyers determine how, when and where they work, in contrast to the conventional law firm model.· Lawyers are provided full infrastructure and support via its central office team, bespoke user-friendlyIT platform, and network of colleagues and events. Keystone is a full-service law firm, with 20 service areas and more than 50 industry sectors delivered byover 450 high calibre self-employed Principal lawyers who work from their own offices. More information about Keystone can be found at www.keystonelaw.co.uk. This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authorityto act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this informationmay apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the informationcontained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. Forfurther information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy.
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