Director Shareholding

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC
14 October 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

FW Thorpe plc

2. Name of director

a) Dr DA Dimeloe
b) Mr DM Lippold

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

a) Spouse
b) Self and Spouse

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

a) Mrs PM Dimeloe
b) i) Mr DM Lippold
   ii) Mrs S Lippold

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Sale of shares

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Nil

8. Percentage of issued class

Nil

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

a) 3,500 shares
b) i) 2,500 shares
   ii) 2,500 shares

10. Percentage of issued class

a) 0.03%
b) i) 0.02%
   ii) 0.02%

11. Class of security

Ordinary 10p shares

12. Price per share

a) 270p
b) i) 283p
  ii) 281p

13. Date of transaction

a) 30/09/04
b) i)  23/09/04
   ii) 27/09/04

14. Date company informed

14/10/04

15. Total holding following this notification

a) 11,189 shares
b) 16,400 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

a) 0.10%
b) 0.14%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

n/a

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

n/a

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

n/a

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

n/a

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

n/a

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

n/a

23. Any additional information

n/a

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

PD Mason 01527 583200

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

PD Mason

Date of Notification

14/10/04

The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this
document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.
The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages
for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise
from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in
it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or
any such material.




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange