Avon Rubber p.l.c.
7 October 2015

Avon Rubber p.l.c.

Directors'/PDMR Shareholdings - SIP

Avon Rubber p.l.c. was notified on 05 October 2015 that the following purchases of Avon Rubber p.l.c. ordinary shares were made by Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited on 05 October 2015 on behalf of the Company's executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibilities pursuant to the Company's Share Incentive Plan (SIP).

The SIP is an all-employee share plan arrangement approved by HM Revenue and Customs, under which employees are able to buy ordinary shares in the Company using deductions from salary in each monthly pay period. 

Section 85(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000) provides that it is unlawful to offer transferable securities to the public unless an approved prospectus has been made available. The total consideration for the securities being offered is less than €5,000,000 therefore the Company will fall within the exemption at paragraph 9(1) of Schedule 11A of FSMA 2000.

This notification is made in order to satisfy both section 793 of the Companies Act 2006 and Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.2.