Directorate Change

For immediate release 12th December, 2014.

ASSOCIATED BRITISH ENGINEERING PLC

The Company announces that Sir David Thomson and Andrew Beaumont have vacated their offices as directors of the Company, having not met the share qualification requirement for directors contained in the Company's articles of association, within the time period required.

Colin Weinberg

Rupert Pearce Gould

Directors

Colin Weinberg, Associated British Engineering PLC 07836 588504

Rupert Pearce Gould, Associated British Engineering PLC 07836 701930

Peter Morton, Associated British Engineering PLC 01223 260022