Disposal

Avon Rubber PLC
08 February 2008

Strictly embargoed until 07:00 8 February 2008

                               AVON RUBBER p.l.c.
                        ( 'the Group' or 'the Company')

                Sale of Aerosol Gasket business ('the business')

The Board of Avon Rubber p.l.c. today announces that it has exchanged contracts 
for the sale of its Aerosol Gasket business to Crosslinks Limited, based in
South  Wales and Corsham, Wiltshire, for a consideration of £1.75 million
payable in cash  on completion of the sale.

The business, currently located in Avon's Wiltshire facility, manufactures and 
supplies cupseals and stem gaskets for a global customer base. It currently
employs  approximately 68 staff and incurred an operating loss of £0.1 million
(before an  allocation of £1.1 million of shared service costs from our UK
manufacturing  facility) on a turnover of £4.7 million, in the financial year to
30 September  2007. The gross assets of the disposed business were £3.2 million
and the net  assets £2.1 million as at that date. 

Completion is expected to be in early March 2008 and the proceeds will be
utilised  to reduce current borrowings.

Commenting on the sale, Terry Stead, Chief Executive of Avon Rubber p.l.c. said: 
'The sale is a further step in the rationalisation of the Group. It allows the 
Company and its management to add focus and time on the Protection and Defence
and Dairy businesses which are the cornerstones of the Group's future.'

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For further enquiries, please contact:

Avon Rubber p.l.c
Terry Stead, Chief Executive                                       01225 896 831
Peter Slabbert, Group Finance Director
Fiona Stewart, Corporate Communications Executive                  01225 896 871

Weber Shandwick Financial
Richard Hews                                                       020 7067 0700
Rachel Martin
Hannah Marwood

NOTES TO EDITORS: Avon Rubber p.l.c. is an international polymer engineering
group  adding value through material, manufacturing and industry sector
expertise. The  Group is currently capitalised at approximately £31 million.
Avon supplies a range  of advanced CBRN respiratory protection solutions through
Avon Protection Systems  Inc. to the world's military and police forces, as well
as first responders and  emergency services. Avon Rubber p.l.c. owns Avon-ISI,
which designs, develops and  manufactures a range of SCBA equipment for fire,
rescue and law enforcement, as  well as military applications. Avon Rubber
p.l.c. also owns Avon Engineered Fabrications manufacturing products including
hovercraft skirting and flexible  storage tanks and a world leading dairy
business manufacturing dairy liners and  tubing.


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