Notice of results & update on proposed investment

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Huntsworth PLC29 July 2013

NOTICE OF INTERIM RESULTS AND UPDATE ON PROPOSED INVESTMENT BY BLUEFOCUS

Interim results

Huntsworth plc ("Huntsworth" or the "Company"), the international public relations and healthcare communications group, will publish its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 on 8 August 2013, with a presentation to analysts on 9 September 2013. A capital markets day focusing on China will follow in Beijing on 23 October. Full details of the event will be announced nearer the time.

Update on Investment

·; On 25 April 2013, Huntsworth announced its strategic alliance with BlueFocus Communications Group Co. Ltd ("BlueFocus"), the Chinese communications Group listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and the proposed £36.5m investment by BlueFocus in Huntsworth (the "Subscription").

·; The Company today announces that progress is being made on the various approvals and documentation that is needed for the Subscription to be completed.

·; Huntsworth expects to send a circular to its shareholders during August 2013 and to convene a general meeting to approve and complete the Subscription in September 2013 (ahead of the original timetable of October 2013).

Further details on the conditions and approvals of the Investment

·; BlueFocus has now received approval for the Subscription from the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic of China, thereby satisfying the BlueFocus International Regulatory Condition under the Subscription Agreement. This condition is the main substantive approval needed for the transaction and has been obtained considerably in advance of the timing anticipated in the Subscription Agreement which provided for BlueFocus to use its best endeavours to obtain this approval by 30 September 2013.

·; On 11 July 2013 BlueFocus submitted its application for the granting of approval for the entry into and performance by BlueFocus of its parent company guarantee under the Subscription Agreement to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People's Republic of China ("SAFE"). The SAFE approval process is anticipated to take approximately 20 business days, based upon which approval is expected in early August 2013. BlueFocus had undertaken to use its best endeavours to procure that the SAFE approval was obtained by 31 July 2013. It would now appear this timetable is unlikely to be met but the Company expects that the necessary approvals required to satisfy the Guarantee Conditions and put the BlueFocus parent company guarantee in place will be granted by early August.

·; In view of the above, and assuming that the BlueFocus guarantee has been given, Huntsworth expects to send a circular to its shareholders during August and to convene a general meeting to approve the Subscription in September.

Unless defined herein, the definitions used in this announcement shall have the same meaning given to them in the announcement headed "BlueFocus to invest £36.5m in Huntsworth" published by the Company dated 25 April 2013.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus and does not form part of any offer of securities, or constitute a solicitation of any offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in any jurisdiction, and nor shall it, or any part of it, or the fact of its distribution form the basis of, or be relied on, in connection with, or act as an inducement to enter into, any contract therefor.

This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States or any other jurisdiction. The securities of the Company have not been, and will not be, registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 or under the applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No securities of the Company will be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration and in compliance with state securities laws. No public offer of securities of the Company is being made in the United States.

Numis Securities Limited is acting for Huntsworth and no-one else in connection with the Subscription and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Subscription and will not be responsible for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Subscription or any transaction or arrangement referred to, or information contained, in this announcement.

Quayle Munro Limited is acting for Huntsworth and no-one else in connection with the Subscription and will not regard any other person as its client in relation to the Subscription and will not be responsible for providing the protections afforded to its clients nor for giving advice in relation to the Subscription or any transaction or arrangement referred to, or information contained, in this announcement.