Directors' Dealings

Ascot PLC
15 February 2000

                      Ascot Plc ('Ascot')
                               

Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited, the trustee of the Ascot Plc
Employee Trust ('the Trust'), has made the following awards of
ordinary shares in Ascot Plc to Participants in the Share
Incentive Plan.

Date               Price           Number          Balance held
----               per share       of shares       by Trust
                   ---------       ---------       ------------
2 February 2000    Nil             5,475           454,212

The directors have a vested interest in the shares held by the
Trust as follows:

                  Current award under the
                  Ascot Share Incentive Plan
                  --------------------------
Mr H Dyer         35,381.81
Mr J Grant        29,738.31


                  Current award under the
                  Ascot Performance Share Plan
                  ----------------------------
Mr H Dyer         88,904.00
Mr J Grant        71,698.00
Mr M Rogers       30,904.00


In addition Messrs H Dyer, J Grant and M Rogers hold a
technical interest in all the shares held by the Trust as
potential beneficiaries under the Plans.