29 October 2015

James Halstead plc ("James Halstead" or the "Company")

Directors exercise of share options and sale of shares

The Company announces that 90,000 new ordinary James Halstead shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares") have been issued to Gordon Oliver pursuant to the exercise of share options on 29 October 2015.

Mr Oliver, a Director of the Company, exercised options over 90,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 109.63 pence per share. On the same day, Mr Oliver notified the Company that he had sold these shares at an average price of 464.11 pence per share.

Following the exercise of these share options, Mr Oliver now holds options over 20,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company.

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