BPI.L Regulatory News (BPI)

British Polythene Industries PLC

09 March 2012

British Polythene Industries PLC (the "Company")

BPT Employees Share Ownership Trust

The Company has been informed that the Trustees of the British Polythene Industries Plc Employees Share Ownership Trust have acquired, on 08 March 2012, 50,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company at a price of 365 pence per share. The shares were acquired for use in the BPIESOT. Mr JT Langlands, Mr C McLatchie, Mr D Duthie and Mr R Brooksbank, as Executive Directors and PDMRs of the Company, are beneficiaries of the SMP and as such they have an interest in the shares for the purposes of DTR 3.1.

Enquiries:

Ray Brooksbank, Group Company Secretary 01475 501 050