Change of name of Nominated Adviser and Broker

29 October 2012



FW Thorpe Plc

Change of name of Nominated Adviser and Broker

FW Thorpe Plc (the "Company") announces that following the completion of the merger between Nplus1 Brewin LLP and Singer Capital Markets Limited, the name of the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker has changed to Nplus1 Singer Advisory LLP ("N+1 Singer") with immediate effect.

For further information, please contact:

FW Thorpe Plc

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

Craig Muncaster - Financial Director

N+1 Singer - (Nomad & Broker)

Richard Lindley / Sandy Fraser Tel: 0113 241 0126