HRO H.R.Owen

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are                   H.R. Owen PLC
attached:ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                      YES

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

                                                            Appleby Trust (Jersey)
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                    Limited in its capacity as
notification obligation:iii                                 trustee of the H.R. Owen plc
                                                            Employee Benefit Trust

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                           8 October 2013
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                           9 October 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                      3%
reached: vi, vii





8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type   Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of           to the triggering
shares       transaction


if possible  Number                Number      Number    Number of voting        % of  voting rights x
using        of                    of          of shares rights
the ISIN     Shares                Voting
CODE                               Rights
                                               Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect


50p Ordinary
Shares       0                     0           904,225   904,225   -             3.69%   -

GB0005202527



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of        Expiration           Exercise/             Number of voting             % of voting
financial      date xiii            Conversion Period xiv rights that may be           rights
instrument                                                acquired if the
                                                          instrument is
                                                          exercised/ converted.





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of       Exercise price       Expiration Exercise/  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights
financial                          date xvii  Conversion instrument refers to       xix, xx
instrument                                    period
                                              xviii

                                                                                    Nominal Delta





Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                Percentage of voting rights

904,225                                                3.69%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi







Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:



                              It is our normal practice to abstain from voting in
13. Additional information:   relation to our holding

14. Contact name:             James Adams

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7245 1122