Coats Group Plc Regulatory News (COA)

12 May 2008 15:48



GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC

Proxy votes at the forthcoming AGM

Guinness Peat Group plc ("the Company") announces, pursuant to regulation 5.8.4 of the UK's Disclosure and Transparency Regulations, that discretionary proxies in respect of between 51,200,843 and 60,007,826 ordinary shares of 5p each ("Shares") and consequent voting rights (i.e. between 4.02% and 4.71% of the total) have been granted to Sir Ron Brierley (as Chairman of the meeting) for the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 13 May 2008 ("AGM"). The number varies from resolution to resolution to be considered at the AGM.

Sir Ron Brierley also holds 40,498,983 Shares (representing 3.18% of the total voting rights) in his own name.

All the voting rights relating to these proxies revert to the relevant shareholders at the conclusion of the AGM.

Richard Russell

Company Secretary

Guinness Peat Group plc

Tel : +44 20 7484 3370

12 May 2008