Director/PDMR Shareholding

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC
12 September 2005


For Immediate Release                                          12 September 2005

                             Director Shareholding

The Berkeley Scott Group plc ('The Company') announces that on Friday September
9th, Will Coker, Chief Financial Officer was granted options over 100,000
ordinary shares of 2p each at an exercise price of 32.5p.

The options, which have been issued under the Company's existing EMI scheme
comprise 2 tranches:-  50,000 options which are not subject to any performance
criteria and are exerciseable after 3 years and 50,000 which are subject to
performance criteria to be determined by the Remuneration Committee in respect
of the forthcoming trading year to 30 September 2006. These are also
exerciseable after 3 years.

The options are granted in accordance with contractual arrangements made at the
time of Will Coker's employment in March 2005 and represent his entire interest
in share options within the Company.

Will Coker also retains beneficial interest in 20,000 ordinary shares of 2p in
the Company.




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