Director/PDMR Shareholding

Latham(James) PLC
02 October 2007

James Latham Plc (the 'Company') announces that on 1 October 2007 its wholly
owned subsidiary James Latham Trustee Limited purchased 12,000 ordinary 25p
shares to enable it to meet awards under the Company's Share Incentive Plan ('
SIP') and Save as You Earn Plan ('SAYE'), at a price of 248.5p per share.  David
Dunmow and Pippa Latham, directors of James Latham Plc, are also directors of
James Latham Trustee Limited.  The directors of James Latham Plc are potential
beneficiaries of the SIP and SAYE schemes.




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