Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

(the "Company")

29 October 2010

In conformity with DTR 5.6.1R, the Company notifies the market of the following:

As at the date of this announcement, the Company's issued share capital consists of 76,893,555 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), with voting rights.  The Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

Therefore, the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights is 76,893,555.

The above figure of 76,893,555 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information contact:

John Humphreys

Company Secretary

Tel: 44 (0)121 704 7430