Cattles plc

17 December 2009

CATTLES PLC 

RESULTS OF BONDHOLDER CONSENT SOLICITATION

Cattles plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at meetings of the holders of the £350,000,000 7.875 per cent. bonds due 2014 (the "2014 Bonds" and "2014 Bondholders", respectively) and the holders of the £400,000,000 8.125 per cent. bonds due 2017 (the "2017 Bonds" and the "2017 Bondholders", respectively) held today at 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. respectively, the Extraordinary Resolutions set out in the notices to the 2014 Bondholders and the 2017 Bondholders published on 25 November 2009 were duly passed.

Accordingly, among other things, the standstill and equalisation agreement referred to in the Company's announcement of 25 November 2009 has become effective in all respects, the relevant documentation amending the 2014 Bonds and the 2017 Bonds has become unconditional in all respects and steering committees in respect of each of the 2014 Bonds and the 2017 Bonds have been established.

ENDS

For further information:

Margaret Young, Chairman, Cattles plc                      020 7269 7252

Geoffrey Pelham-Lane/Paul Marriott, Financial Dynamics