Director/PDMR Shareholding

Latham(James) PLC
02 May 2006

James Latham plc announces that it was informed on 2 May 2006 that Mr Roger
Latham, Group Executive Chairman, purchased 2,500 ordinary 25p shares at 180
pence per share on Friday 28th April 2006 and is now beneficially interested in
565,400 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 2.8 per cent.
of the issued share capital of the Company.


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