Director Shareholding

Parity Group plc

20 December 2002

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

The Board of Parity Group plc ('Company') announces that it was notified on 20
December 2002 that Mr. A. Macdonald, a Non-executive Director of the Company,
had purchased shares in the Company as set out below:

Date of                 Number of      Price per        Beneficial  % of issued
Transaction       ordinary shares          share          interest        share
                        purchased                        following      capital
                                                          purchase             
                                                                               
20 December 2002           13,000          16.5p            43,000       0.028%