Result of EGM

Hampson Industries PLC

Result of General Meeting

19 September 2011

Hampson Industries PLC announces that, at the General Meeting held earlier today, the shareholders approved the disposal of the shims businesses consisting of Attewell Limited (including its subsidiary Pillar Seals & Gaskets Limited and its Czech subsidiary PSG CR s.r.o) and Bolsan Company, Inc. and Lamsco West, Inc. ("the Disposal").

The Disposal remains subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions as referred to in the circular to shareholders dated 1 September 2011 (the "Circular"), a further announcement will be made in due course.

The proxy figures for the resolutions passed at the General Meeting will be displayed shortly on the Company's corporate website: www.hampsongroup.com

One electronic copy of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting has been submitted to, and is available for inspection from, the National Storage Mechanism website. The website address is http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.

Definitions used in the Circular shall have the same meanings when used in this announcement, unless the context otherwise requires.

ENQUIRIES:

Hampson Industries PLC +44 (0) 1384 485 345

Christopher Geoghegan

Norman Jordan

Ram Swamy

Lazard & Co., Limited +44 (0) 20 7187 2000

(Sponsor and financial adviser)

Richard Shaw

Oliver Ives

M: Communications +44 (0) 20 7920 2369 /2343

(PR adviser)

Marylene Guernier/Ann-marie Wilkinson

Lazard & Co., Limited, which is regulated by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for Hampson Industries PLC in connection with the Disposal described in this announcement and not for any other person. Lazard & Co., Limited will not be responsible to any person other than Hampson Industries PLC for providing the protections afforded to customers of Lazard & Co., Limited or for advising any such person in connection with the Disposal.

The distribution of this announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This announcement does not constitute an offer or an invitation to acquire or dispose of any securities of the Company in the United States of America, Canada, Japan, Australia or the Republic of Ireland or in any other jurisdiction where such jurisdiction is unlawful.