Thorpe Regulatory News (TFW)

F W Thorpe Plc

Annual General Meeting statement

At the Annual General Meeting of F W Thorpe Plc, Chairman, Andrew Thorpe, will make the following statement.

"The last financial year, being the subject of this meeting, provided a satisfactory and somewhat pleasing result.

A financial commentator has recently reflected on a statement I had made in 2008, commenting that our Group, with its diverse market types and numerous specialised lighting sectors, benefitted from an inherent smoothing effect on "the sum of the whole".

I mention this now as currently we see a mild softening in some of our markets with others faring well.

The sum of the whole, we are confident will provide a satisfactory result for the current year."

For further information, please contact:

F W Thorpe Plc

Andrew Thorpe - Chairman and Joint Chief Executive Tel: 01527 583200

N+1 Singer - Nominated Advisor

Richard Lindley Tel: 020 7496 3000