Dividend Declaration

4 Dec 2006 12:23

James Halstead PLC04 December 2006 James Halstead plc ("James Halstead" or "The Company") Special Dividend Following the declaration of the special dividend of 30p announced as part ofthe AGM Statement released by James Halstead on 1 December 2006, the Companyannounces the relevant dates relating to the special dividend are as follows: Ex-dividend date: 3 January 2007Record date: 5 January 2007Payment date: 2 February 2007 Contact: Jack Whittaker0161 767 2500 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange