Avon Protection Regulatory News (AVON)

AVON RUBBER p.l.c. ("Avon", the "Group" or the "Company")

CONTRACT AWARD

Avon is pleased to announce the award of a contract to supply approximately 37,000 of its world leading FM50 respirators together with a range of related spares and accessories to an unnamed customer. Avon expects to fulfil the order during the first half of its 2018 financial year.

Commenting, Paul McDonald, Chief Executive said "I am pleased to announce this contract award, which reflects our further expansion into foreign military markets. This will strengthen our year end order book and gives us continued confidence heading into our 2018 financial year.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Avon Rubber p.l.c.

Paul McDonald, Chief Executive Officer 07887 971 582

Paul Rayner, Interim Group Finance Director 07730 895 389

Weber Shandwick Financial

Nick Oborne 020 7067 0000

Note to editors: The Group is an innovative design and engineering group, specialising in two core markets, Protection & Defence and Dairy. With a strong emphasis on research and development, we design, test and manufacture specialist products from a number of sites in the US and Europe, serving markets around the world. We achieve this through nurturing the talent and aspirations of our employees to realise their highest potential.

Avon Protection Systems is the recognised global market leader in advanced Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) respiratory protection systems for the world's military, homeland security, first responder, fire and industrial markets.

With an unrivalled pedigree in mask design dating back to the 1920's, Avon Protection Systems' advanced products are the first choice for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) users worldwide and are placed at the heart of many international defence and tactical PPE deployment strategies. Our expanding global customer base now includes military forces, civil and first line defence troops, emergency service teams and industrial, marine, mineral and oil extraction site personnel. All put their trust in Avon's advanced respiratory solutions to shield them from every possible threat whether land, air or sea based.

Our world-leading Dairy supplies business and its milkrite|InterPuls brand has a global market presence. With a long history of manufacturing liners and tubing for the dairy industry, we have become the leading innovator and designer for products and services right at the heart of milking. The acquisition of InterPuls in 2015, a specialist in electro-mechanical milking components, such as pulsators, milk meters, automatic cluster removers and milking clusters, has significantly expanded our product portfolio, making us the complete milking point solutions provider, to allow us to improve every farm we touch.

Working with leading scientists and health specialists in the global dairy industry, we continue to invest in technology to further improve the milking process and animal welfare. Our products provide exceptional results for both the animal and the milker, making the milk extraction process more efficient. As our market share and milking experience continue to improve, so does our global presence.

For further information please visit the Group's website: www.avon-rubber.com