Director/PDMR Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
25 August 2005


                                     SCHEDULE 11

        NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     N BROWN GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

     LORD ALLIANCE OF MANCHESTER

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
     if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
     age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

     DIRECTOR'S HOLDING

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

     LORD ALLIANCE OF MANCHESTER

5)   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
     with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

     N/A

6)   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
     please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
     discretionary

     TRANSFER OF NIL CONSIDERATION TO 3 SEPARATE FAMILY MEMBERS

7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

     -

8)   Percentage of issued Class



9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

     (i)    3,000
     (ii)   3,500
     (iii)  5,000
     Total number  11,500

10)  Percentage of issued Class

     0.0038%

11)  Class of security

     10P ORDINARY SHARES

12)  Price per share

     £0.00

13)  Date of transaction

     25.08.05

14)  Date company informed

     25.08.05

15)  Total holding following this notification

     BENEFICIAL - 95,644,204
     NON-BENEFICIAL - 9,408,816

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     BENEFICIAL - 32.37%
     NON-BENEFICIAL - 3.18%


     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant



18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable



19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20)  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21)  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
     is to be fixed at time of exercise



22)  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
     following this notification



23)  Any additional information



24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     P J TYNAN  0161 238 2299

25)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
     making this notification

     Date of Notification    25/08/05                             







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