Notification of Transaction in Shares

HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC (the "Company")

Notification of transaction in shares by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs")

The Company has been notified that on 25 July 2012 Caroline Bishop and Julie French exercised options awarded under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan and subsequently sold shares as follows:

No of shares Average option No of Sale

Name of PDMR acquired exercise price shares sold price

Caroline Bishop 1,008,622 37.5p 1,008,622 130.9p

Julie French 60,000 50p 60,000 128.2p

Following these transactions, the total shareholding of Caroline Bishop is 74,934 shares (0.01% of the Company's share capital) and the total shareholding of Julie French is 106,034 shares (0.02%). The holdings are beneficial holdings of those named.

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

Enquiries should be directed to:

Fiona Hopkins, Company Secretarial Assistant: 020 7535 1147