Employee Benefits Scheme Shareholding

James Latham plc

("James Latham", the "Company")

Employee Benefits Scheme Shareholding

James Latham announces that the Trustees of the James Latham plc Employee Benefits Scheme acquired 20,000 ordinary 25p shares in the Company on 26 January 2011 at 202p per share, and also acquired 10,150 shares in the Company on 3 February 2011 at 1.97p per share. The Trustees include Pippa Latham and David Dunmow, who are both directors of the Company.

The resultant shareholding is 212,152 ordinary shares representing 1.10% 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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