11 May 2009
F W Thorpe plc (the 'Company')
Director's Shareholding
In accordance with sections 324 to 328 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), Mr Peter Mason, Company Director, has today notified the Company that he sold 4,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 495 pence per Ordinary Share on 7th May 2009.
Following this disposal, Mr Mason and persons connected with him remain interested in 168,337 Ordinary Shares representing 1.44 per cent of the issued share capital with voting rights.
This calculation is based on 11,723,559 being the total number of shares in issue with voting rights.
For further information, please contact:
FW Thorpe plc
Andrew Thorpe, Chairman Tel: 01527 583200
Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking
Andrew Kitchingman, Managing Director Tel: 0845 213 4787