Director/PDMR Shareholding

Latham(James) PLC
07 August 2007


James Latham Plc


James Latham Plc (the 'Company') announces that on 6 August 2007 its wholly
owned subsidiary James Latham Trustee Limited purchased 64,000 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 278p 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.

In addition, the Company has been informed that the Trustees of the SIP have
allocated 1,579 shares to Peter Latham, executive chairman of the Company, at
285p per share.


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