Director Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
29 August 2002


LETTER DATED 28 AUGUST 2002

As the result of the sale on 28 August 2002 of 44,134 shares of the company by
the N Brown Group plc No.2 Employee Share Ownership Trust ('the No.2 Trust') to
various employees of the group pursuant to the exercise of long-term incentive
share plan ('LTIP') awards, the number of shares held by the No.2 Trust, (in
which Mr Jim Martin - Chief Executive and Mr Tim Kowalski - Finance Director and
other employees of the group are technically interested as potential
beneficiaries) has reduced to 62,334 shares.

The total consideration received was £5. 



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