Notification of Transaction in Shares by Director

The following amendment has been made to the 'Notification of Transaction in Shares by Director' announcement released on 20/5/16 at 10:01 under RNS No 8600Y.

(In the second paragraph it stated that the transaction was a purchase rather than a sale.)

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC

(the "Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION IN SHARES BY DIRECTOR

The Company has been notified that on 19 May 2016, Matthew Ingle, Chief Executive Officer of Howden Joinery Group Plc, sold 1,400,000 shares at an average price of 486.62 pence per share.

Following the sale, Mr Ingle's total holding is 3,021,216 shares (0.48% of the Company's share capital, exclusive of treasury shares).

This notification is made pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4R(1)(a).

Enquiries should be directed to:

Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary: 020 7535 1137