Holding(s) in Company

For release 19 October 2011

THE ALUMASC GROUP PLC - ANNOUNCEMENT

Following the disaggregation exemption notified to the FSA under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules on 17th October 2011, AXA SA and its subsidiary notifying Group entities, acting independently from their parent and from each other, no longer have any reportable holdings in Alumasc Group plc on a Group aggregated basis. However, AXA Investment Managers SA has now crossed the 13% threshold and has a holding of 13.95% and 5,040,684 shares on a Group disaggregated basis as an independent Group subsidiary.

Enquiries:

The Alumasc Group plc

Paul Hooper (Group Chief Executive) Tel: 01536 383821

Andrew Magson (Group Finance Director) Tel: 01536 383844

Bankside Consultants

Simon Bloomfield Tel: 0207 367 8861