Result of AGM

Dewhurst PLC
7 February 2005


At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 7th February 2005 at the
Company's Registered Office, the following resolution was passed by the
shareholders:

Limited Authority to Purchase Own Shares:
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     It was proposed, as Special Business, by Mr R M Dewhurst and seconded by 
     Mr J C  Sinclair 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 2006; 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.


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