ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2011

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

PROXY FORM

RULES OF H.R. OWEN 2012 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Copies of the above documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Copies of the above documents will also shortly be available for viewing on the Company's website at www.hrowen.co.uk.

In order to comply with DTR 6.3.5(2)(b), we hereby announce that the Annual Report contains a responsibility statement in the following form:

"Each of the directors, whose names and functions are listed on page 16, confirm that, to the best of their knowledge:

ï‚· the Group Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group; and

ï‚· the Business Review includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that it faces."

James Adams Company Secretary 19 April 2012