Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces Selected September Results

(Thursday, October 12, 2006) - Shawn Lowry,
president and chief executive officer of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a
subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected September
2006 results.

Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation assisted franchisees in the
start up and acquisition of businesses in September in the states of
California, Georgia, Kansas, Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio,
Washington and Wisconsin. Brooke Franchise Corporation added 18 start up
franchise locations and two conversion franchise locations in September, and
received approximately $3,776,000 in fees, consisting of $3,270,000 in
initial franchise fees for basic services, $200,000 for initial fees from
buyers assistance programs and $306,000 in other associated fees.

Additionally, Lowry announced Brooke Franchise Corporation received
profit-sharing commissions totaling approximately $90,000 from insurance
companies in September 2006. Lowry noted Brooke Franchise typically receives
a majority of its profit-sharing commissions during the first quarter of its
fiscal year.

Lowry also announced a decrease in combined same-store sales for seasoned
converted franchises and start up franchises of approximately 2.9 percent for
the 12 months ending Sept. 30, 2006, and a corresponding median growth rate of
negative 2.1 percent. Same-store sales calculations exclude profit-sharing
commissions.

Brooke Brokerage Corporation, which provides consulting services unrelated to
the franchise business, did not receive any non-franchise related consulting
fees during September 2006.

About our company. . . Brooke Franchise Corporation is a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX) that distributes insurance and related services
through a network of more than 650 franchise locations. The Brooke
organization was founded on the belief that local business owners distribute
insurance and related services more efficiently than others if supported by a
franchise system.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements. All forward- looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, and several factors could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results
to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements: the
uncertainty that the Company will achieve its short-term and long-term
profitability and growth goals, uncertainties associated with market
acceptance of and demand for the Company's products and services, the impact
of competitive products and pricing, the dependence on third-party suppliers
and their pricing, its ability to meet product demand, the availability of
funding sources, the exposure to market risks, uncertainties associated with
the development of technology, changes in the law and in economic, political
and regulatory environments, changes in management, the dependence on
intellectual property rights, the effectiveness of internal controls, and
risks and factors described from time to time in reports and registration
statements filed by Brooke Corporation with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. A more complete description of Brooke's business is provided in
Brooke Corporation's most recent annual, quarterly and current reports, which
are available from Brooke Corporation without charge or at http://www.sec.gov/

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