Director Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
20 August 2002


As the result of the sale on 20 August 2002 of 45,866 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 106,468 shares.

The total consideration received was £5. 




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