Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release

BERENDSEN PLC

(the "Company")

Notification of interests of Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")

The Company announces the following changes to the interests of Directors and PDMRs in the Company's ordinary shares of 30p each ("Shares").

The Berendsen Co-Investment Plan 2009

On 10 April 2012, the Company granted the following, share-based awards in the form of a nil cost option ("Matching Award"), under the terms of the Berendsen Co-Investment Plan 2009("CIP").

Executive Directors

PDMRs

The grant of Matching Awards was linked to the number of Shares that a participant was willing to pledge to the CIP ("Investment Shares") and took two forms - guaranteed Matching Awards that are not subject to performance conditions and performance-related Matching Awards that are.

Matching Awards were granted based on a maximum matching ratio of 2:1 - two 'matching' shares for every Investment Share pledged to the CIP. Investment Shares are Shares that are owned by the participant.

Matching Awards will vest on 10 April 2015, but in the case of performance-related Matching Awards only to the extent that certain corporate performance conditions, based on earnings per share and return on invested capital, are satisfied over a performance period ending on 31 December 2014.

Following vesting and subject to the Company's share dealing code, Matching Awards can be exercised at any time during a period of four years.

The notification of these Matching Awards is intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4(1).

David Lawler

Company Secretary