ALBEMARLE & BOND HOLDINGS PLC

"the Company"

Exercise of Options by Employee

The Company announces that it received on 27 October 2009, a letter of exercise from an employee in respect of an exercise of options over 4,000 Ordinary shares of 4p each at a purchase price of 107.5p per share under the approved executive share option scheme 

Application for Admission to Listing

The Company further announces that application has today been made for 4,000 new Ordinary 4p shares to be admitted to listing pursuant to the exercise of share options under the scheme detailed above.  It is expected that dealings will commence in the new Ordinary shares on 3 November 2009. 

Following the exercise of share options the issued share capital of the Company will be increased from 55,410,274 Ordinary shares of 4p each to 55,414,274 Ordinary shares of 4p each.

Date: 28 October 2009

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