Trading Update

LOW & BONAR PLC

Trading Update

Low & Bonar ("the Group"), the international performance materials group with leading positions in niche industrial markets, today provides a brief update on trading for the year ended 30 November 2013. The Group expects to report its full year results on 4 February 2014.

Sales for the second half of the year were 5% ahead of last year on a like-for-like constant currency basis, and 6% ahead including an in line contribution of £3m from Texiplast, our recent acquisition in Slovakia. The much improved second half performance has resulted in full year constant currency sales growth of circa 3%. Full year pre-tax profits are expected to be within the range of market expectations.

19 December 2013

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By their nature, forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. The Group's actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity may differ materially from the impression created by the forward looking statements contained in this announcement. In addition, even if the results of operations, financial condition, and liquidity are consistent with the forward looking statements contained in this announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. Important factors that could cause these differences include, but are not limited to: changes in the competitive framework in which the Group operates and its ability to retain market share; the Group's ability to generate growth or profitable growth; the Group's ability to generate sufficient cash to service its debt; the Group's ability to control its capital expenditure and other costs; significant changes in exchange rates, interest rates and tax rates; significant technological and market changes; future business combinations or dispositions; and general local and global economic, political, business and market conditions. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward looking statements in this announcement may not occur.

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