Share Buy Back

James Latham plc ('James Latham', the 'Company')

Share Buy-Back

James Latham, the importer and distributor of panel products and hardwood, announces that on Monday, 04 August 2008 it bought 8,300 25p ordinary shares at a price of 183 pence, representing approximately 0.04 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital which will be held in treasury.

The Company was authorised to make market purchases of its own shares at the Annual General Meeting held on 29 August 2007. Following this purchase the Company holds 919,200 ordinary shares in treasury and has 19,240,800 ordinary shares in issue, excluding those held in treasury.

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