15 April 2014 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO THE SAME WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION H.R. Owen Plc ("H.R. Owen" or the "Company") Cancellation of listing of H.R. Owen Shares

Following shareholder approval at the General Meeting held on 14 March 2014, H.R. Owen announces that at 8:00 a.m. (London Time) today the UK Listing Authority cancelled the listing of H.R. Owen Shares on the premium listing segment of the Official List and the London Stock Exchange cancelled the trading of H.R. Owen Shares on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities.
Unless stated otherwise, capitalised terms used in this announcement have the same meanings given to them in the Shareholder Circular dated 19 February 2014 setting out details of the proposed de-listing from the Official List.

Contacts

H.R. Owen plc (020 7245 1122) Debbie Hewitt

Charles Stanley Securities (020 7149 6000) Marc Milmo

Carl Holmes

James Greenwood

Halkin Communications (07904 680 547) Sara Batchelor

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