Voting Rights and Capital

31st May 2012

Howden Joinery Group Plc

(the "Company ")

Voting Rights and Capital

In accordance with the Disclosures and Transparency Rules of the FSA, we would like to notify the following:

The Company's capital consists of 640,241,143ordinary shares of 10 pence each, with voting rights. All of the ordinary shares have equal voting rights and no shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total number of voting rights in the Company is 640,241,143.

The above figure 640,241,143 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, Howden Joinery Group plc under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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Enquiries:

Howden Joinery Group Plc 020 7535 1140

Caroline Bishop, Company Secretary