ANSELL LIMITED — M&A Activity 2012

Sep 27, 2012

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Ansell Limited A.C.N. 004 085 330 Level 3, 678 Victoria Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia GPO Box 772H, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia Telephone (+61 3) 9270 7270 Facsimile (+61 3) 9270 7300 www.ansell.com

28[th] September 2012

ANSELL LIMITED ACQUIRES COMASEC SAS

Ansell Limited (ASX:ANN), today announced that the settlement of its purchase of Comasec SAS and its subsidiaries has been completed.

This EUR 101.5 million acquisition (approximately A$126m) was previously announced on 7 August, 2012.

Comasec is a privately owned French group with sales of around EUR100m, manufacturing operations in Portugal and Malaysia and over 1200 employees globally. It is a leading player in the European Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Glove Market, has a presence in North America and specialises in gloves for chemical protection, food handling, cut protection, mechanical protection, dry box and thermal protection. Major brands are Comasec, Marigold, and Marigold Industrial. Comasec’s gloves complement and extend Ansell’s Industrial and Specialty Markets product ranges and it brings new manufacturing capabilities as well.

This cash-free, debt-free acquisition was funded out of Ansell’s available cash and credit facilities. After expensing transaction and integration costs, it is expected to be slightly EPS accretive in the nine remaining months of F’13 and strongly accretive thereafter.

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Investors & Analysts Australia David Graham, I.R. Tel: (613) 9270 7215 / (61)4011 40749 dgraham@ap.ansell.com US Rustom Jilla, CFO Tel: (1732) 345 5359 rjilla@ansell.com Media Australia Helen McCombie, Citadel Tel: (61) 0411 756 248 hmccombie@citadelpr.com.au Peter Brookes, Citadel Tel: (61) 0407 911 389 pbrookes@citadelpr.com.au

Ansell is a world leader in providing superior health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well being. With operations in North America, Latin America/Caribbean, EMEA and Asia, Ansell employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the personal protective equipment and medical gloves markets, as well as in the sexual health and well being category worldwide. Ansell operates in four main business segments: Medical Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Specialty Markets, and Sexual Wellness. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com.

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