James Latham plc

("James Latham" or the "Company")

Director / PDMR Dealing

James Latham announces that, on 11 January 2018, the Trustees of the Company's CSOP schemeissued 1,834 shares to Chris Sutton, a director of the Company, under the 2012 CSOP scheme at 272.5p per share. Mr Sutton immediately sold back 595 shares at 840p per share to cover the option price. Mr Sutton's resultant shareholding in the Companyis 56,238 ordinary shares representing 0.29% of total voting rights.

Enquiries

James Latham plc

Tel: 01442 849 100

Nick Latham, Chairman

David Dunmow, Finance Director

Northland Capital Partners Limited

Tel: 020 3861 6625

Nominated Adviser and Broker

Matthew Johnson / Edward Hutton

John Howes

The information below, set out in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Chris Sutton

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Executive Director

b)

Initial notification/ Amendment

Initial Notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

James Latham plc

b)

LEI

2138008M4LVEDHBPBU41

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 25p each

GB00B04NP100

b)

Nature of the transaction

Exercise of options and sale of shares

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

Exercise of options 272.5 pence per share

1,834

Sale of shares

840 pence per share

595

d)

Aggregated information -

Aggregated volume

-

Price

As above

e)

Date of the transaction

11 January 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

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