FPT Forth Ports

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Forth Ports PLC
06 May 2005



6th May 2005

                                FORTH PORTS PLC

                        ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING STATEMENT

At today's Annual General Meeting, Christopher Collins, Chairman of Forth Ports
PLC, commented:


"Trading has continued in line with our expectations for the first quarter of
2005.

"The new Stora Enso Distribution Complex at Tilbury should be completed on
schedule and commence operations on 1st July 2005.

"We have recently won a coal contract with Scottish Coal to import a minimum of
400,000 tonnes of coal through Leith.

"In property, discussions continue with City of Edinburgh Council on our outline
planning application for the Waterfront Plaza site. We are also progressing well
with the infrastructure plan for the Leith Docks Development Framework.

"Sandy Morrison resigned as a Director of the Company today. He retires after 22
years of service with the Company.

"I am pleased to announce that with effect from 1st June 2005, Mr. David
Richardson will be appointed as a Non-Executive Director. He was Finance
Director of Whitbread PLC and prior to that was its Strategic Planning Director.
The Board is delighted that Mr. Richardson has agreed to join the Board and his
experience as Finance Director of Whitbread PLC will be of great value to the
Group.

"2005 should be another year of successful progress".

Enquiries:

Charles Hammond, Group Chief Executive    Forth Ports PLC   Tel: 0131 555 8700
Wilson Murray, Group Finance Director     Forth Ports PLC   Tel: 0131 555 8700
Jon Coles/Kate Miller                     Brunswick         Tel: 020 7404 5959




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