Director/PDMR Shareholding

Dewhurst PLC

("Dewhurst" or the "Company")

Director Dealing

Dewhurst plc, an independent supplier of quality components to the lift, keypad and transport industries was notified today that Mr. Richard Dewhurst, Chairman of the Company, purchased 2,000 non-voting 'A' ordinary shares ("'A' Shares") on 2 October 2013. The 'A' Shares were purchased at a price of £2.849 per share. Accordingly, Richard Dewhurst's beneficial interest in the ordinary share capital of the Company which carry voting rights is unchanged at 494,333 ordinary shares representing 14.9 per cent. of the issued share capital of the Company and 125,666 'A' Shares representing 2.4 per cent. of the total issued 'A' Shares.

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