Issue of Shares

13th March 2013

H&T GROUP PLC

ISSUE OF SHARES

H&T Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has issued today issued 6,193 ordinary shares of 5p each (the "New Ordinary Shares") following the fulfillment of performance criteria allowing the exercise of options awarded under the 2009 share option scheme. None of the options being exercised are held by directors of the Company.

Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares, ranking pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in issue, to be admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission").

It is expected that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on 19th March 2013. Following Admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 36,592,449 ordinary shares of 5p each in issue, with each share having one voting right.

The Company's ISIN code is GB00B12RQD06.

For further information please contact:

H&T Group plc Tel: 0870 9022 600John Nichols, Chief Executive

Alex Maby, Finance Director

Canaccord Genuity Hawkpoint Limited Tel: 0207 665 4500(Nominated Adviser)Lawrence Guthrie / Sunil Duggall

Numis Securities (Broker) Tel: 0207 260 1000Mark Lander