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RNS Number : 6322A Dawson Holdings PLC 12 October 2009

12 October 2009

Dawson Holdings PLC

("Dawson" or the "Company")

The Board of Dawson is please to announce that at its General Meeting held on 12 October 2009 all resolutions in relation to the reorganisation, as outlined in the circular to shareholders dated 15 September 2009, were duly passed.

Consequently Dawson will, under the terms of the reorganisation, issue 6,519,493 new ordinary shares and 25,623,586 B shares to the trustees of Dawson's pension scheme. Admission of the new ordinary shares is expected on 13 October 2009.

Following the reorganisation and subsequent issue of new Ordinary Shares and B shares, there will be:

(i) 71,779,684 issued ordinary shares admitted to trading. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in
relation to all circumstances at general meetings of the Company; and

(ii) 25,623,586 issued B shares which are unlisted. The B shares do not carry the right to vote.

The total voting rights figure (of 71,779,684) may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

For further information, please contact: www.dawson.co.uk

Dawson Holdings PLC 020 3167 4128

Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive Adrian Wood, Group Finance Director

Shore Capital and Corporate Limited 020 7408 4090

Dru Danford / Edward Mansfield

Smithfield 020 7360 4900

Reg Hoare / Rebecca Whitehead

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