Directors' Dealings

FW THORPE PLC
7 September 1999


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
FW Thorpe plc

2   Name of director:
Dr DA Dimeloe

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
spouse


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

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

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
direct purchase not Stock Exchange transaction

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
2009 shares

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.015%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
nil

10  Percentage of issued class:
n/a

11  Class of security:
ordinary 10p shares

12  Price per share:
115p

13  Date of transaction:
05/05/99

14  Date company informed:
06/09/99

15  Total holding following this notification:
7189


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.055%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:


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


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


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


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


23  Contact name for queries:
PD Mason

24  Contact telephone number:
01527 583 200

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
PD Mason


Additional Information:
the movement in director's shareholding is reported late because of an
administrative oversight for which apologies have been given