Total Voting Rights Update

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS UPDATE

In accordance with the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Laird advises that on 8 April 2013 its capital increased by 71,251 ordinary shares with voting rights. Laird holds no ordinary shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Laird's ordinary shares is 267,482,171 which 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, Laird under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.A.M DOWNIESecretaryLAIRD PLC