Notice of 2014 Half Yearly Financial Report

GUINNESS PEAT GROUP plc

("GPG" or the "Company")

Announcement of 2014 Half Year Financial Report and Investor Conference Call

GPG will be announcing its results for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (2014 Half Year Financial Report) on Wednesday 13 August 2014.

Coats Group Chief Executive, Paul Forman, and Chief Financial Officer, Richard Howes, will discuss this report in a conference call / audiocast with the investment community at 6pm NZST (7am BST) on 13 August 2014.

For details of the conference call / audiocast please contact Geoff Senescall (+64 9 309 5659, [email protected]), Citigate (+44 40 7282 1054, [email protected]) or Buchanan (+44 20 7466 5107, [email protected]). The audiocast will also be made available in archive on the GPG website, www.gpgplc.com.

Prism Cosec

Company Secretary

Guinness Peat Group plc

31 July 2014