9 March 2016

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('the Company')

Transaction in Own Shares

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC announces that on the 9 March 2016 its Employee Benefit Trust ("EBT") purchased through its Broker, Investec, 5,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company, at an average price of 784.26 pence per share. All of the purchased shares will be used to satisfy the vesting of shares under the Company's 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan.

Following the purchase, the EBT holds 91,732 ordinary shares, representing 0.12% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company.

The issued share capital as at today is 78,502,463 ordinary shares.

For further information contact:

Alex Henderson

Company Secretary

Tel: 44 (0)121 704 7430