Director/PDMR Shareholding

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC
04 October 2007

F W THORPE PLC



DIRECTOR'S HOLDING



In accordance with the Companies Acts and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules,
the Company announces that Dr D A Dimeloe has exercised 7,500 share options
representing 0.06  percent. of the voting share capital.  Of the 7,500 share
options exercised, 3,141 related to the Company's approved share option scheme
and 4,359 related to the Company's unapproved share option scheme. All of the
options have been exercised at a price of 117p per share. Dr Dimeloe has further
announced that he has sold 1,000 of these shares on 4 October 2007 at a price of
560p per share.



Following these transactions Dr Dimeloe has a beneficial interest in 28,300
ordinary shares representing 0.24 percent. of the voting share capital of the
Company.



Application has been made for the 7,500 new ordinary shares to be admitted to
trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. Admission is expected to be
on 10 October 2007.



TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS



Following the issue of these new shares the total issued share capital of the
Company is 11,905,076 shares. There are no Treasury or other non voting shares.
Therefore the total number of voting shares is 11,905,076 shares and this number
can be used to determine any notifiable interests in the Company.


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