Temporary Suspension

1 Apr 2008 08:00

Smart(J.)&Co(Contractors) PLC01 April 2008 J. SMART & CO. (CONTRACTORS) PLC28 CRAMOND ROAD SOUTHEDINBURGHEH4 6AB Company Number: SC25130 J SMART & CO (CONTRACTORS) PLC -HALF YEARLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTHS TO31 JANUARY 2008 We have asked the Financial Services Authority to temporarily suspend our sharespending the announcement of our Half Yearly Financial Report which we intend tomake by 11 April 2008. We were unaware of the latest timescale deadline of twomonths from the end of the relevant period. Andrew D McClureCompany Secretary1 April 2008 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange