Director PDMR Shareholding

17 January 2012

Volex PLC

Director PDMR Shareholding

Volex plc (the "Company") announces that on 16 January 2012, Mike McTighe, Chairman, purchased 1,000 ordinary shares of the Company, par value £0.25 ("Ordinary Shares"), at a price of 219 pence.

The purchase represents 0.0016% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company. With this purchase, Mr McTighe now holds a total of 106,000 Ordinary Shares of Volex plc, representing in aggregate 0.17% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company.

In addition, on 16 January 2012, Ray Walsh, Chief Executive Officer purchased 1000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 218 pence and a further 1,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 219 pence.

These purchases represent 0.0032% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company. With these purchases, Mr Walsh now holds a total of 52,000 Ordinary Shares of Volex plc, representing in aggregate 0.08% of the ordinary issued share capital of the Company.

This announcement is made in accordance with the requirements of the FSA Disclosure and Transparency Rules 3.1.2 to 3.1.4.

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