Issue of Equity

Sanderson Group PLC
06 May 2008


REGULATORY ANNOUNCEMENT

SANDERSON GROUP PLC



For Immediate Release                                                6 May 2008

                        Sanderson Group plc ('Sanderson')
                                         
Sanderson has issued 102,202 ordinary shares ('New Ordinary Shares') to an
ex-employee as a result of the exercise of options under a Long Term Incentive
Plan ('LTIP'). Application has been made for the new shares to be admitted to
AIM and admission is expected to take place on 9 May 2008.


The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Sanderson
ordinary shares. Following allotment of the New Ordinary Shares, Sanderson has
in issue 43,383,946 ordinary shares. This figure may be used by shareholders as
the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the
share capital of Sanderson under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


Enquiries:


Adrian Frost, Finance Director
Sanderson Group plc - 02476 284308


Christopher Winn, Executive Chairman
Sanderson Group plc - 02476 555466


Paul Vann
Winningtons Financial - 0117 920 0092



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