Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Bemrose Corp PLC
18 August 2000


BEMROSE CORPORATION PLC - DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES

Bemrose QUEST Trustees Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bemrose Corporation
plc ('the Company'), as trustee of the Bemrose QUEST ('the QUEST') has acquired
by subscription, ordinary shares in the capital of the Company which are
intended to be used to satisfy options exercised in due course under the Bemrose
Savings Related Share Option Scheme (1993).  As potential beneficiaries under
the QUEST, each executive director of the Company is treated as being interested
in all shares acquired by the QUEST.  At today's date, the QUEST transferred
6,476 shares to employees on exercise of SAYE Share Options leaving 153,479
shares held by Bemrose QUEST Trustees Ltd.

The directors of the Company who may be considered to be potential beneficiaries
of the shares detailed in this notification are:

Rodger Booth
Richard Harrison
Martin Varley

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Richard Harrison - Tel No. 01482 867862