8 July 2014

Thorntons PLC

("Thorntons" or "the Company")

Notice of General Meeting

Further to the Company's announcement on 3 July 2014, Thorntons announces that it has today posted a Notice of Meeting to shareholders convening a General Meeting on 24 July 2014 to approve an amendment to the borrowing limit in the Company's Articles of Association.

The Notice of General Meeting can be viewed on the Company's website at http://investors.thorntons.co.uk                             

A copy of the Notice of General Meeting has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at: http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

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For further information please contact:

Nadja Vetter / Emma Crawshaw / Georgina Hall                                                       020 7930 0777


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