Total Voting Rights

Hardide PLC
21 December 2006


                                  Hardide plc
                          ('Hardide' or the Company')

                           Voting Rights and Capital

In conformity with the Transparency Directive's Transitional Provision 6,
Hardide would like to notify the market of the following:

Hardide's issued capital comprises 146,742,236 shares of ordinary shares of par
value 1p each. All of these shares carry voting rights.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or change to their interest in, Hardide plc under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Hardide plc                         Tel. [phone]
Rebecca Smith

Daniel Stewart & Company plc        Tel. [phone]
Stewart Dick


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