Trading Statement

Latham(James) PLC
15 December 2005

The Directors of James Latham plc are pleased to announce that following the
explosion at the Buncefield Oil Refinery, we have now regained access to our
Group Head Office and Hemel Hempstead Trading Depot.  There is minimal damage to
the buildings and our disaster recovery plan helped keep disruption to the
business to a minimum.  The company still anticipates that it will meet market
expectations.


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