Director/PDMR Shareholding

Avon Rubber PLC
20 December 2007

20 December 2007


                     Grant of Awards - Employee Share Plans

                        Avon Rubber p.l.c. ('the Company') 
     Announcement of transaction in ordinary shares of £1 each (the 'Shares')

The Company announces that on 20 December 2007, nil-cost options over Shares 
(the 'Options') were granted under the Company's Performance Share Plan 2002 to 
executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs') 
listed below.

The awards were granted on the date shown below.



NAME OF DIRECTOR/PDMR     DATE OF GRANT       NUMBER OF SHARES SUBJECT TO OPTION
Terence K P Stead            20/12/2007                   135,269
Peter C Slabbert             20/12/2007                    80,944
Simon D Wright               20/12/2007                    37,750
Miles Ingrey-Counter         20/12/2007                    16,939
Paul A McDonald              20/12/2007                    17,423
Jason L Hargreaves           20/12/2007                    15,366
Michael W Harral             20/12/2007                    14,581

The transaction took place at Hampton Park West, Semington Road, Melksham, 
Wiltshire SN12 6NB.

This announcement is made pursuant to Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 following 
notification under Disclosure Rule 3.1.2.

Contact Information: Miles Ingrey-Counter, Company Secretary, on telephone 
01225 896850.


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