12 April 2017

Low & Bonar PLC

Trading Update

Low & Bonar PLC ("the Group"), the international performance materials group with leading positions in niche industrial markets, today issues a trading update for the period since 30 November 2016.

Overall, the Group has made a good start to the year.  The Board continues to believe that 2017 will be a year of significant progress, and remains confident in its expectations for the full year. The Group continues to make progress with its strategic initiatives.

For further information, please contact:

Low & Bonar PLC

Brett Simpson, Group Chief Executive                                                                                               020 7535 3180

Mike Holt, Group Finance Director                                                                                                         

Instinctif Partners                                                                                                                          

Matthew Smallwood                                                                                                                                 020 7457 2020

Helen Tarbet

Inside information and forward-looking statements

This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation. 

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the operations, performance and financial condition of Low & Bonar PLC. By their nature, future events and circumstances can cause results and developments to differ from those anticipated. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast. No undertaking is given to update any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.