Director Shareholding

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC
29 September 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

FW Thorpe plc

2. Name of director

CM Brangwin

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

non-beneficial interest

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

CM Brangwin

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

CM Brangwin was a trustee of a trust which held shares and these have been
transferred into the ownership of the beneficiaries of the trust.

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

nil

8. Percentage of issued class

nil

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

162,348 shares

10. Percentage of issued class

1.37%

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares 10p

12. Price per share

n/a

13. Date of transaction

23 September 2004

14. Date company informed

29 September 2004

15. Total holding following this notification

Beneficial interest 773,155 shares
Non-beneficial interest 170,000 shares

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Beneficial interest 6.5%
Non-beneficial interest 1.4%

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

17. Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

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

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

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

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

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23. Any additional information

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24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

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

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Date of Notification

29 September 2004

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