13 April 2015

ESSENDEN PLC

("Essenden" or the "Company")
Annual Report

Essenden announces that the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the 52 week period ended

28th December 2014 have been published and are available to download from the Company's

website at www.essenden.com. It is expected that hard copies of the Annual Report and Accounts will be posted to shareholders on or around 23 April, together with a notice of the Company's Annual General Meeting.

Enquiries:

Essenden Plc Tel: 020 8879 3932

Nick Basing

Richard Darwin

Cenkos Securities plc Tel: 020 7397 8900

Nicholas Wells Max Hartley Callum Davidson

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