Hill & Smith Holdings PLC

(the 'Company')

4 December 2018

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 at 78,984,589 Ordinary Shares with a nominal value of 25 pence each ('Ordinary Shares'), with voting rights. The Company holds 35,000 Ordinary Shares in Treasury.

These Treasury shares do not count towards the total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights.

Therefore, the figure of 78,949,589 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders of 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 FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information contact:

Alex Henderson

Group Company Secretary

Tel: 44 (0)121 704 7430