Director Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
15 February 2002


The company wishes to announce that Mr J Martin (Chief Executive) and Mr T J
Kowalski (Finance Director) technically ceased to be beneficially interested
in all of the shares of 10p each in the company held by the N Brown Group
Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust ('the QUEST') by virtue of the QUEST
transferring on 14 and 15 February 2002 all the shares to various employees of
the company, including 6,052 shares to Mr J Martin (Chief Executive).




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