GUINNESS PEAT GROUP PLC
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
Guinness Peat Group plc ("GPG") announces that following the allotment of shares in the past month on the exercise of share options, and pursuant to Rule 5.6.1 of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of its ordinary shares of 5p each in issue as at the date of this notice is 1,422,773,154.
GPG does not hold any shares in treasury.
The total number of voting rights in GPG is therefore 1,422,773,154. This 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, GPG.
Richard Russell
Company Secretary
Guinness Peat Group plc
Tel: +44 20 7484 3370
31 March 2009