Director/PDMR Shareholding

PURECIRCLE LIMITED

("PureCircle" or "the Company")

Notification of a Major Interest

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and marketer of high purity stevia ingredients has today been notified by one of its substantial shareholders, Wang Tak Company Limited ("Wang Tak"), that following recent purchases of PureCircle shares from the open market, their interest held in the Company has increased to 26,074,150 shares representing 15.84% of the issued share capital.

Wang Tak's shareholding in the Company is also continuously reported due to PureCircle Director Mr. Tan Boon Seng's relationship with Wang Tak. The last notification in relation this was made on 8 November 2012, and the details of the purchase made by Wang Tak since then are shown below:-

Date of purchase Number of shares purchased Purchase price

9 November 2012 3,000,000 GBP2.47

Mr. Tan Boon Seng is a Non-Executive Director of the Company and also a director of Wang Tak (a company wholly owned by Lee Hing Development Limited where Mr. Tan Boon Seng is a substantial shareholder). As such, he has an indirect interest in PureCircle of 26,074,150 shares as held by Wang Tak.

12 November 2012