Directors' Dealings

BPT PLC
28 October 1999

BPT plc (the 'Company')

Directors' interests

In 1996, under the BPT Long Term Share Incentive Scheme, Mr T N Watts and Mr N
A  Denby,  directors of the Company, were granted maximum Initial  Awards  to,
respectively, 6,493 and 4,870 shares.  The Remuneration Committee  recommended
to  the  Trustees that, based on actual performance against the relevant  pre-
determined  criteria,  90  per  cent. of the  Initial  Awards  were  achieved.
Consequently  these  Initial Awards have been determined at  5,844  and  4,383
shares respectively.  Both Mr Watts and Mr Denby have deferred the opportunity
to  take  these  shares  out of trust and will become entitled  to  Additional
Awards in 2002 of, respectively, 3,246 and 2,435 shares.