Purchase of Own Securities

James Halstead PLC
01 April 2003

James Halstead plc

1 April 2003

Purchase of Own Securities

James Halstead plc announces that on 31 March 2003 it purchased 335,000 of its
ordinary shares for cancellation at a price of 275p per share.

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Enquiries:

James Halstead plc
Jack Whittaker
Tel: [phone]

Brown, Shipley & Co. Limited
Philip Johnson
Tel: [phone]


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