Purchase of Own Securities

James Halstead PLC
14 October 2003


James Halstead plc

14 October 2003

Purchase of own securities

James Halstead plc announces that on 14 October 2003 it purchased 94,500 of its
ordinary shares for cancellation at a price of 351 pence per share.


Enquiries:

James Halstead plc
Jack Whittaker
Tel: [phone]

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


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