Hightex Group plc ('Hightex') 

Directors' dealings

7 April 2009

Hightex announces that it has been informed by Charles Sebag-Montefiore, non-executive director, that on 6 April 2009 he acquired 384,849 Hightex ordinary shares at 2.25 pence per share, increasing his total shareholding to 1,000,000 Hightex ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.84 per cent of its issued share capital.

Enquiries: 

Charles DesForges, Chairman, Hightex Group plc     +44 (0) 207 603 1515 

Singer Capital Markets

Jeff Keating                                                            +44 (0) 20 3205 7500

About Hightex

Hightex has a long history of building large span roofs and facades using architectural membranes, exemplified by the Abuja Stadium for the All African Games in 2003 as well as the Berlin Stadium, Germany, used for the most recent FIFA World Cup Final in 2006. Hightex has been awarded the contract to provide the membrane roof as part of the upgrading of the First National Bank (FNB) Stadium in Johannesburg, which will be the stadium for several first and second round matches, one quarter-final and the final match at the FIFA 2010 Football World Cup.

In 2006 Hightex completed one of the largest membrane projects in the world, designing and constructing the energy-saving, sound-optimised, triple layer membrane roof for the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.