Avon Protection Regulatory News (AVON)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Avon Rubber plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

No

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

Yes

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Mr Richard Griffiths

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

23 March 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

24 March 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

4%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

SPREADBET

2.15 GBP

N/A

N/A

1,272,878

Nominal

Delta

4.143%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

1,272,878

4.143%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Mr Richard Griffiths

15. Contact telephone number:

01481 738720

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

Avon Rubber plc

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6NB

Phone number & email

01225 896850

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

M Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Mr Richard Griffiths

Contact address

Williams de Broë, 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AN

Phone number & email

0207 7645 1863

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Isabelle Try, Compliance Officer

C: Additional information