Transaction in Own Shares

Headlam Group PLC
17 August 2007


Transaction in Own Shares

Headlam Group plc ('Headlam') announces that on 16 August 2007, it purchased 
340,000 of its ordinary shares at an average price of 546.7 pence per ordinary 
share which are to be held as treasury shares.

The highest price paid was 550.0 pence per share and the lowest price paid was
546.5 pence per share.

Following the above purchase and transfer into treasury, the total number of 
Headlam ordinary shares in issue (excluding the total of 1,774,163 ordinary 
shares now held in treasury) is 84,059,580.

Enquiries:

Headlam Group plc
Tony Brewer, Group Chief Executive Tel: [phone]
Stephen Wilson, Group Finance Director




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