Holding(s) in Company

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Hightex Group Plc 

2. Reason for the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

Y

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

RAB CAPITAL PLC ACTING AS DISCRETIONARY MANAGER OF RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED AND RAB ENERGY FUND LIMITED

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

CREDIT SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

14/04/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11/05/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

9%

8. Notified details:

n/a

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares 

 if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares 

Number of Voting Rights 

Number of shares 

Number of voting rights 

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

COMMON SHARES

GB00B19PH233

10,903,001

9.11%

n/a

n/a

10,153,001

n/a

8.49%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SEE ABOVE

8.49%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

RAB Capital Plc acts as investment manager for RAB SPECIAL SITUATIONS (MASTER) FUND LIMITED and RAB ENERGY FUND LIMITED. RAB Capital plc does not act as custodian for its clients and therefore the shares are held in the nominee name of the custodian of its clients, which is CREDIT SUISSE CLIENT NOMINEES (UK) LIMITED.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

n/a

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

n/a 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

n/a

13. Additional information:

n/a

14. Contact name:

LEGAL TEAM

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7389 7000