Director Shareholding

Aukett Group PLC
27 March 2001


                 Aukett Group Plc ('Aukett' or the 'Company')


                           Directors' Shareholdings

The Company announces that on 27 March 2001 the following directors purchased
ordinary shares in Aukett as set out below:
           Number of       Price   Resultant number of   Percentage of Company's
           shares bought   per     shares held           issued share capital
Director                   Share
                             (p)

AA Lett    100,000          81/2      2,119,898           2.93%

GC         20,000           81/2      2,039,898           2.82%
Harwood

JW Thake   100,000          81/2      1,608,018           2.22%

RH         100,000          81/2      2,689,012           3.71%
Warner