Director/PDMR Shareholding

Latham(James) PLC
13 December 2007


James Latham Plc (the 'Company')

James Latham Plc announces that on 11 December 2007 its wholly owned subsidiary
James Latham Trustee Limited purchased 25,000 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 245p 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.

The Company has also been advised that 352,056 ordinary 25p shares have been
transferred out of one of the Latham Family Trusts.  Nick Latham, a director of
the Company, has received 58,676 ordinary 25p shares as part of this
arrangement.  Following this transfer, Nick Latham and his wife will hold
548,724 shares in the Company, representing approximately 2.74 per cent. of the
Company's voting share capital.


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