Severfield-Rowen PLC (the "Company")

7th July 2008

The Company has today been advised that on 4 July 2008 the following shares have vested with the following Directors/PDMRs under the company's Share Matching Plan at Nil cost:

Tom Haughey          20,448

Peter Emerson        21,692

Peter Davison        16,732

Peter Ellison        21,692

Brian Hick           16,738

Following the vesting of these shares the total number of shares held by each are as follows:

Tom Haughey          120,555       0.14%

Peter Emerson        59,464        0.07%

Peter Davison        98,840        0.11%

Peter Ellison        67,921        0.08%

Brian Hick           57,968        0.07%

% held of the Company based on a total of 88,607,876 shares in issue.

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