Result of AGM

Dewhurst PLC
3 February 2003

LETTER TO: RNS

DEWHURST PLC - RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT AGM

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 3rd February 2003 at the 
Company's Registered Office, the following resolution was passed by the 
shareholders:


Limited Authority to Purchase Own Shares:

It was proposed, as Special Business, by Mr R M Dewhurst and seconded by Mr D
Dewhurst and Resolved that the Company be and is hereby generally and
unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of
Section 163(3) of the Companies Act 1985) of up to an aggregate of 357,070
Ordinary Shares and 628,120 'A' Non-Voting Ordinary Shares of 10p each
(representing 10% of the issued share capital) in the Company at a price per
share (exclusive of expenses) of not less than 10p and not more than 105% of the
average of the middle market quotations for such Ordinary and 'A' Non-Voting
Ordinary Shares, as derived from the Stock Exchange daily official list, for the
ten dealing days immediately preceding the day of the purchase; such authority
to expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2004;
save that the Company may purchase shares at a later date where such purchase is
pursuant to any contract made by the Company before the expiry of this
authority.

LETTER FROM: DEWHURST PLC


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