Director/PDMR Shareholding

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC
28 September 2006



F W THORPE PLC


DIRECTORS HOLDINGS


The Company announces that at a meeting of the Board held on 27 September 2006,
19,500 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the share capital of the Company were
allotted pursuant to the exercise of options in respect to the F W Thorpe plc
1998 Executive Share Option Scheme. Application has been made to the London
Stock Exchange for these shares to be admitted to trading on the Alternative
Investment Market. Dealings are expected to commence on 3 October 2006.


Of these shares, 17,500 Ordinary shares have been allotted to Directors of the
Company at an exercise price of 117p per share. The shares have been allotted as
follows:


Name of Director            No. of shares       % of issued share capital

Dr David Dimeloe                   7,500                             0.06
Mr Peter Mason                     4,359                             0.04
Mr David Lippold                   5,641                             0.05



In accordance with sections 324 to 328 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended),
Mr Peter Mason has advised the Company that he has today sold 4,000 Ordinary
shares in the Company, representing 0.04 percent. of the issued share capital at
590p per share.

Following the exercise of the above options and the sale by Mr Mason, the
holdings of the above Directors are now as follows:


Name of Director            No. of shares       % of issued share capital


Dr David Dimeloe                   23,600                           0.20
Mr Peter Mason                    172,337                           1.45
Mr David Lippold                   17,541                           0.15


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