HRO H.R.Owen

20 January 2014

                         H.R. Owen Plc (the "Company")

                Trading Update following strong end to the year

                  H. R Owen to exceed management expectations

The Board of H.R. Owen Plc is pleased to report that the Company had an
encouraging finish to the year ended 31 December 2013. The strong trading
performance seen in the first half was followed by a robust second half
performance and this was further complemented by a particularly good close to
the year. Our used car trading performance continues to be very strong with
volumes up by almost a third on the prior year.

As a consequence, the Company expects the results for the year ended 31
December 2013 to be ahead of management's expectations.

The Company expects to announce its preliminary results for the year ended 31
December 2013 in March 2014.

For further information please contact:

H.R. Owen (020 7245 1122)

Joe Doyle, Chief Executive

Mike Warren, Finance Director

Halkin Communications (07904 680 547)

Sara Batchelor

Charles Stanley Securities (020 7149 6000)

Marc Milmo, Carl Holmes