Total Voting Rights

1 October 2010

Albemarle & Bond Holdings plc

(the "Company")

Albemarle & Bond Holdings plc - Total Voting Rights

In accordance with Financial Services Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company advises that its issued share capital at the date of this announcement comprises 55,499,274 Ordinary shares of 4p each ("Ordinary Shares"). The voting rights of all of these shares are identical with each share carrying the right to one vote. The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in treasury.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

Albemarle & Bond Holdings plc 0118 955 8100

Barry Stevenson CEO

Collins Stewart Europe Limited 020 7523 8350

Mark Dickenson

Piers Coombs

Ileana Antypas

Cardew Group 020 7930 0777

Tim Robertson

Shan Shan Willenbrock

Catherine Maitland

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