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Hirco plc (the “Company”)

Holding in Company

Pursuant to rule 17 of the AIM Rules, the Company has been notified of the following notice of increase in notifiable interest in the Company’s ordinary 1p shares (‘Shares’).

Schedule five

1. the identity of the significant shareholder concerned;
   EP Cayman, Ltd, Corporate Centre, West Road, PO Box 31006 SMB, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd Corporate Centre, West Road, PO Box 31006 SMB, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd (the ‘Owners’)

2. the date on which the disclosure was made to it;
   18th December 2006

3. the date on which the deal or relevant change to the holding was effected;
   7th December 2006

4. the price, amount and class of the AIM securities concerned;
   EP Cayman, Ltd: 792,000 ordinary 1p shares at £5 each
   Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd: 1,608,000 ordinary 1p shares at £5 each

5. the nature of the transaction;
   Placing

6. the nature and extent of the significant shareholders’ interest in the transaction;
   EP Cayman, Ltd and Eton Park Master Fund, Ltd are the Owners of 2,400,000 ordinary 1p shares which represent 3.14% of the Company’s issued share capital.

   Eton Park Capital Management, LP of 825 Third Avenue, 8th floor, New York, NY USA has been granted discretionary management authority in relation to these shares by each of the Owners.

   Other interests in the shares that would be attributable to the operation of section 203 of the Companies Act 1985 (if Hirco PLC were a UK company) are detailed in the attached table.

7. where a deal takes place under when it is in any close period under rule 21, the date on which any previous binding commitment was notified or the date upon which the Exchange granted permission to deal in order to mitigate sever personal hardship; and
   N/A

8. where the notification concerns a related financial product, the detailed nature of the exposure.
   N/A

ENDS

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