Issue of Equity

9th October 2012

H&T GROUP PLC

ISSUE OF SHARES

H&T Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has issued today 13,048 ordinary shares of 5p each (the "New Ordinary Shares") following the fulfillment of performance criteria allowing the exercise of options awarded under the 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 share option schemes. None of the options being exercised are held by directors of the Company.

Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares, ranking pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in issue, to be admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange ("Admission").

It is expected that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on 15th October 2012. Following Admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company will have 36,566,760 ordinary shares of 5p each in issue, with each share having one voting right.

The Company's ISIN code is GB00B12RQD06.

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