SPECIAL DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT

The directors have decided that Writtle will distribute significant excess cash held above £5m for which the company has no immediate investment or acquisition use by way of special dividends to shareholders from time to time. This is in addition to the progressive dividend policy.

Accordingly, a special dividend of 25p (2017: nil) per share will be paid on 28 September to shareholders on the register on 12 September 2018.

This is the second special dividend that will be paid to shareholders, the first being 50p per share paid in July 2016.

Robert Essex

Chairman

20 September 2018