Total Voting Rights

31 Dec 2008 07:00



GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC: TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

Pursuant to Rule 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Guinness Peat Group plc ("the Company") advises that the total number of its ordinary shares of 5p each in issue as at the date of this notice is 1,418,778,857.

The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 1, 418,778,857.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.

Richard Russell

Company Secretary

Guinness Peat Group plc

Tel: +44 20 7484 3370

31 December 2008