11 October 2013

H.R. Owen PLC (the "Company") Additional Listing

On 23 September 2013, Berjaya Philippines Inc. ("Berjaya") declared its offer for the Company unconditional in all respects. Following this announcement, Mike Warren, a director, and certain employees of the Company, have today exercised share option awards under the Company's 2001 Share Option Plan.
Pursuant to the exercise of his options, Mike Warren will receive 178,888 ordinary shares of
50p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") and he intends to accept the offer by Berjaya in respect of all of such shares, as he has already done so in respect of all of the shares already held by him.
In total, 528,887 options are being exercised. In relation to this, a listing application will be made for 528,887 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange. The shares will be issued fully paid and will rank pari passu in all respects with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company save that they will not receive the interim dividend that is due to be paid to shareholders on 25 October 2013 to shareholders that were on the register at the close of business on 27 September 2013.
The Company advises that following the above issue of Ordinary Shares, its issued share capital now comprises 25,044,854 Ordinary Shares. The Company has no shares held in treasury.
This notification is made in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Enquiries: H.R. Owen (020 7245 1122)

Joe Doyle, Mike Warren

Charles Stanley Securities (020 7149 6000)

Marc Milmo, Carl Holmes

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