Result of equity issue

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18 February 2010

Hampson Industries PLC

Results of Firm Placing and Placing and Open Offer

On 2 February 2010, the board of directors of Hampson Industries PLC ("Hampson", the "Group" or the "Company") announced details of a capital raising by way of a firm placing and placing and open offer to raise £59.5 million (approximately £55.6 million net of expenses) through the issue of 119,012,408 New Ordinary Shares at an issue price of 50 pence per New Ordinary Share. 59,506,204 New Ordinary Shares were to be issued pursuant to the Firm Placing and 59,506,204 New Ordinary Shares were to be issued pursuant to the Placing and Open Offer. The Open Offer Shares pursuant to the Placing were subject to clawback to satisfy valid applications by Qualifying Shareholders pursuant to the Open Offer. The Firm Placed Shares were not subject to clawback and were not part of the Open Offer.

The Open Offer closed for acceptance at 11.00 a.m. on 17 February 2010. The Company is pleased to announce that it has received valid acceptances in respect of 44,163,486 Open Offer Shares from Qualifying Shareholders. This represents approximately 74.22 per cent. of the Open Offer Shares offered. The remaining 15,342,718 Open Offer Shares, representing approximately 25.78 per cent. of the Open Offer Shares, have been allocated to the Placees with whom they have been conditionally placed.

The Capital Raising remains conditional on, amongst other things, the approval of Shareholders at the General Meeting, to be held at 11:00 a.m. on 18 February 2010, and Admission occurring by no later than 8:00 a.m. on 19 February 2010, or such later time and/or date as Investec may decide (being not later than 5.00 p.m. on 1 March 2010).

Applications have been made to the UKLA for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities. It is expected that Admission will become effective at 8:00 a.m. on 19 February 2010 and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence at 8:00 a.m. on 19 February 2010.

The New Ordinary Shares, when issued and fully paid, will be identical to, and rank in full with, the Existing Ordinary Shares for all dividends or other distributions declared, made or paid after Admission and in all respects will rank pari passu with the Existing Ordinary Shares as at the date of issue.

The New Ordinary Shares (in uncertificated form) are expected to be credited to CREST accounts on or around 8.00 a.m. on 19 February 2010 and definitive share certificates for the New Ordinary Shares are expected to be despatched to certificated shareholders by no later than 26 February 2010.

This announcement ("this Announcement") should be read in conjunction with the full text of the Prospectus. A copy of the Prospectus is available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, the registered office of the Company at 7 Harbour Buildings, Waterfront West, Dudley Road, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 1LN and at the offices of Eversheds LLP at One Wood Street, London EC2V 7WS during normal business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excluded) up to and including 19 February 2010.

Neither the content of Hampson's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks to Hampson's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this Announcement. The distribution of this Announcement, the Prospectus and any other documentation associated with the Capital Raising into jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and, therefore, persons into whose possession these documents come should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws or regulations of any such jurisdiction. In particular, such documents should not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted in or into the United States, Canada or any other Excluded Territory or into any other jurisdiction where the extension or availability of the Capital Raising would breach any applicable laws.

No action has been taken by Hampson or any other person that would permit an offer of the New Ordinary Shares or possession or distribution of this Announcement, the Prospectus or any other documentation or publicity material or the Application Forms in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United Kingdom.

The New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within the United States except in reliance on an exemption from, or in a transaction subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States.

There will be no public offer of the New Ordinary Shares in the United States. The New Ordinary Shares are being offered and sold only outside the United States in offshore transactions in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The New Ordinary Shares have not been approved or disapproved by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority, nor have any of the foregoing authorities passed upon or endorsed the merits of the offering of the New Ordinary Shares or the accuracy or adequacy of the Application Form or this Announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.

The New Ordinary Shares have not been and will not be registered under the relevant laws of any state, province or territory of any of the Excluded Territories and may not be offered, sold, resold, transferred, delivered or distributed, directly or indirectly, within any Excluded Territory except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration requirements. There will be no public offer of New Ordinary Shares in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa or New Zealand.

This Announcement is for information purposes only and does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in any jurisdiction and should not be relied upon in connection with any decision to subscribe for or acquire any of the New Ordinary Shares. In particular, this Announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer to issue or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire, purchase or subscribe for, any securities in the United States.

This Announcement has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company. No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this Announcement and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied on as having been authorised by Hampson. Subject to the Listing Rules, the Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the issue of this Announcement shall not, in any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Group since the date of this Announcement or that the information contained in it is correct at any subsequent date.

Lazard, Investec and Lloyds, each of which is authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Services Authority, are acting exclusively for Hampson and no one else in connection with the Capital Raising and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this Announcement) as a client in relation to the Capital Raising and will not be responsible to anyone other than Hampson for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the Capital Raising or any matters referred to in this Announcement.

Apart from the responsibilities and liabilities, if any, which may be imposed on Lazard, Investec or Lloyds by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, none of Lazard, Investec or Lloyds or any of their affiliates or agents accepts any responsibility whatsoever for the contents of this Announcement, and makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, for the contents of this Announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification, or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with Hampson or the New Ordinary Shares or the Capital Raising, and nothing in this Announcement is or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect whether as to the past or future. Each of Lazard, Investec and Lloyds accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise (save as referred to above) which it might otherwise have in respect of this Announcement or any such statement.

No statement in this Announcement is intended to be a profit forecast and no statement in this Announcement should be interpreted to mean that earnings per share of Hampson for the current or future financial years would necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per share of Hampson.