Latham Timber Regulatory News (LTHM)

9 Sep 2005 13:58

Latham(James) PLC09 September 2005 James Latham plc announces that on 2 September 2005 the Company transferred fromTreasury 60,000 ordinary 25p shares to its wholly owned subsidiary James LathamTrustee Limited to enable it to meet awards under the Company's Share IncentivePlan ("SIP") and Save as You Earn Plan. These shares were transferred for nilconsideration. The Company was subsequently informed on 5 September 2005 that,on 2 September 2005, James Latham Trustee Limited purchased 6,300 shares at aprice of 152.5p per share. David Dunmow, Finance Director of James Latham plc,is also a director of James Latham Trustee Limited. The Company was informed on 5 September 2005 that, on 2 September 2005, theTrustees of the Company's SIP allocated 2,950 ordinary 25p shares in the Companyat 152.5p per share to each of the following Directors , whose interests in theCompany's shares are noted below. Director Current shareholding Percentage of the Company's issued sharesP D L Latham 1,416,358 7.07R J Latham 484,378 2.42D A Dunmow 46,510 0.23C D Sutton 7,950 0.04Pippa Latham 617,820 3.06 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange