Preferred bidder status for Hitachi trains

LPA GROUP PLC

("LPA" or the "Group")

Preferred bidder status for Hitachi Class 800 series trains LED Lighting and Power Jumpers

Further to the announcement on 20th May that LPA Group Plc, the LED lighting and electro-mechanical equipment specialist, had been awarded Exclusive Preferred Bidder Status by Hitachi Rail Europe for the supply of LED Lighting for the Intercity Express Programme (IEP)(Hitachi Class 800 series trains), under which trains will be supplied to run on the Great Western Main Line and East Coast Main Line in the UK, LPA are pleased to announce that they have also received a letter of intent from Hitachi Rail Europe covering the supply of power jumpers for IEP. The total initial programme value is expected to exceed £5m. Deliveries for the first 19 vehicles of a total of 596 vehicles will commence in early 2014, with full production of the balance of vehicles commencing in the autumn of 2015.

Peter Pollock, Group Chief Executive, commented: "This is further good news and we are proud to be part of Hitachi's British supply chain. Since the announcement in May, Hitachi Rail Europe has also been selected for the second phase of East Coast Main Line comprising an additional 270 vehicles and LPA has been bidding additional lighting and electrical equipment opportunities, further increasing the potential value of the project to LPA. "