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Castings P.L.C.

Interim Management Report

Sales for the six months ended 30 September 2014 were £63.6m (2013 - £65.9m) with profit before tax of £8.34m (2013 - £9.57m).

It was reported at our Annual General Meeting in August that sales were below our expectations. Market forecasts of an increase in volumes in the third quarter of 2014 did not materialise. Forward schedules suggest a reduction in demand.

With the increasing concern over the strength of the recovery in Europe it is difficult to forecast the outcome for the remainder of the year. However, the directors anticipate that the year end results will be in-line with current market expectations.

An interim dividend of 3.22 pence per share has been declared and will be paid on 2 January 2015 to shareholders who are on the register at 28 November 2014.

Principal risks and uncertainties

There are a number of potential risks and uncertainties which could have a material impact on the group's performance over the remaining six months of the financial year and could cause actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. The directors do not consider that the principal risks and uncertainties have changed since publication of the annual report for the year ended 31 March 2014. A detailed explanation of the risks relevant to the group is on pages 6 and 7 of the annual report.

Cautionary statement

This Interim Management Report ("IMR") has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to enable them to assess the group's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed. The IMR should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.

This IMR contains certain forward-looking statements. These are made by the directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this report but such statements should be treated with caution due to the inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business risk factors, underlying any such forward-looking information.

The group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The IMR has been prepared for the group as a whole and therefore gives greater emphasis to those matters which are significant to Castings P.L.C. and its subsidiary undertakings when viewed as a whole.

By order of the board:

BRIAN J. COOKE

Chairman

14 November 2014

Castings P.L.C.

Lichfield Road

Brownhills

West Midlands

WS8 6JZ

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

For six months ended 30 September 2014

Consolidated Balance Sheet

30 September 2014

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

For six months ended 30 September 2014

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

Notes

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

Castings P.L.C. (the "Company") is a company domiciled in England. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the six months ended 30 September 2014 comprise the Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the "group").

The principal activities of the group are the manufacture of iron castings and machining operations.

The financial information for the year ended 31 March 2014 does not constitute the full statutory accounts for that period. The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2014 have been filed with the Registrar of Companies. The Independent Auditors' Report on the Annual Report and Financial Statement for 2014 was unqualified, did not draw attention to any matters by way of emphasis, and did not contain a statement under 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act 2006.

This report has not been audited and has not been reviewed by independent auditors pursuant to the Auditing Practices Board guidance on Review of Interim Financial Information.

2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The annual financial statements of Castings P.L.C. are prepared using the recognition and measurement principles of IFRSs as endorsed by the European Union. The condensed set of financial statements has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34, "Interim Financial Reporting" as adopted by the European Union.

Basis of preparation

After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company and the group have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the half-yearly condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

The same accounting policies, presentation and methods of computation are followed in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements as applied in the group's latest annual audited financial statements.

3. SEASONALITY OF OPERATIONS

The directors do not consider there to be any significant seasonality or cyclicality to the results of the group.

4. SEGMENT INFORMATION

For internal decision making purposes, the group is organised into three operating companies which are considered to be the operating segments of the group. Castings P.L.C. and William Lee Limited are aggregated into Foundry Operations and CNC Speedwell Limited is the Machining Operation.

The following shows the revenues, results and total assets by reportable segment for the half year to 30 September 2014.

The following shows the revenues, results and total assets by reportable segment for the half year to 30 September 2013.

The following shows the revenues, results and total assets by reportable segment for the year ended 31 March 2014.

5. DIVIDENDS

Amounts recognised as distributions to shareholders in the period:

The directors have declared an interim dividend in respect of the financial year ending 31 March 2015 of 3.22p per share (2014 - 3.13p), which will be paid on 2 January 2015.

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

Earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. There are no share options or other potentially issuable shares; hence the diluted earnings per share is the same calculation.

7. INTERIM REPORT

Copies of this interim management report will be available on the company's website, www.castings.plc.uk and from the registered office.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

The directors confirm that the condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 as adopted by the European Union and that the interim management report includes a fair review of the information required by DTR 4.2.7R and DTR 4.2.8R.

By order of the Board

S J Mant FCA

Group Finance Director

14 November 2014