Director Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
17 July 2002



As the result of the sale on 16 July 2002 of 3,630 shares of the company by the
N Brown Group plc No.2 Employee Share Ownership Trust ('the No.2 Trust') to an
employee 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 81,267 shares.

The total consideration received was £2. 

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