Director Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
2 September 2002

As the result of the sale on 30 August 2002 of 42,048 shares of the company by 
the N Brown Group plc No.2 Employee Share Ownership Trust ('the No.2 Trust') to 
various former employees of the group pursuant to the exercise of long-term 
incentive share plan ('LTIP') awards, no shares are now 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.

The total consideration received was Nil. 



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