Thorpe(F.W.) PLC Exercise of Options, Treasury shares and TVR (0549O)

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RNS Number : 0549O

Thorpe(F.W.) PLC

24 January 2019

FW Thorpe Plc

("FW Thorpe" or the "Company")

Exercise of Share Options, Transaction in Own Shares and Total Voting Rights

FW Thorpe announces that it was notified on 23 January 2019 that under the Save As You Earn Scheme an employee exercised share options ("Share Options") over a total of 775 ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares").

To satisfy the exercise of the Share Options, 775 existing Ordinary Shares were transferred from treasury.

Total voting rights

The issued share capital of the Company comprises 118,935,590 Ordinary Shares. Following the exercise of the Share Options referred to above, the Company holds 2,814,932 Ordinary Shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is 116,120,658. This figure of 116,120,658 may be used by the Company's shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of FW Thorpe under the DTRs.

For further information, please contact:

F W Thorpe Plc

Mike Allcock - Chairman and Joint Chief Executive Tel: [phone]

Craig Muncaster - Joint Chief Executive and Financial Director

N+1 Singer - Nominated Adviser

Richard Lindley/James Moat/Harry Mills Tel: [phone]

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