Director/PDMR Shareholding

Avon Rubber PLC
11 January 2008


                   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 10 January 2008 nil cost conditional awards of
shares (the 'Conditional Awards') were granted under the Company's Performance
Share Plan 2002 to persons discharging managerial responsibility ('PDMRs'), as
listed below.

The awards were granted on the date shown below.


NAME OF PDMR                 DATE OF GRANT          NUMBER OF SHARES 
                                                    SUBJECT TO OPTION

Alan Brian Coates            10/01/08                    27,223
Michael Joseph Hamner        10/01/08                    22,069
Gary Michael Dunn            10/01/08                    19,359

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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