Director/PDMR Shareholding

James Latham plc

("James Latham" or the "Company")

Directors' Shareholdings

James Latham announces that, on 31 July 2013, the Trustees of the Company's SIPS scheme allocated 2,557 Ordinary Shares of 25p each in the Company at 352p per share to the following directors:

The Company also announces that the Trustees of the James Latham plc Employee Benefits Scheme acquired 5,633 ordinary 25p shares in the Company on 30 July 2013 at 355p per share. The Trustees include Pippa Latham and David Dunmow, who are both directors of the Company.

The resultant shareholding is 72,811 ordinary shares representing 0.37 per cent. of the Company's Total Voting Rights. These shares are not allocated to specific employees, although some of the shares may in future be allocated to directors.

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