Director/PDMR Shareholding

Celtic PLC
18 January 2006


                                   CELTIC PLC


            Shareholdings of directors and significant shareholders

Celtic plc ('the Company') confirms that it has been advised of the following:
(i) interests of directors and connected persons; and (ii) significant
shareholdings, in the Ordinary share capital of the Company, after the allotment
of new Ordinary Shares of 1p each on 21 December 2005 under the Company's recent
Open Offer and Offer for Subscription.

(i) Interests of directors and connected persons:

Tom E Allison: 310,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted, at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr Allison's interest in Ordinary Shares therefore increases to 330,000
shares (0.41%), held in his own name.

Dermot F Desmond: 26,498,303 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of
30p each. Mr Desmond's interest in Ordinary Shares increases to 32,772,073
shares (40.45%), held in the name of Line Nominees Limited. Taken with his
holding of Convertible Preferred Ordinary Shares of 100p each, Mr Desmond's
interest in the issued voting capital of the Company is 41.1 %.

Eric Hagman, CBE: 2,500 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr Hagman's interest in Ordinary Shares increases to 7,500 shares
(0.007%), held in the name of R C Greig Nominees Limited

Peter T Lawwell: 336,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr Lawwell's interest in Ordinary Shares increases to 356,000 shares
(0.44%), held in his own name and that of R C Greig Nominees Limited.

Brian J McBride: 712 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr McBride's interest in Ordinary Shares increases to 2,187 shares
(0.002%), held in the name of Barclayshare Nominees Limited.

Brian Quinn, CBE: 68,630 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr Quinn's interest in Ordinary Shares increases to 76,117 shares
(0.077%), held in his own name and in the name of Brewin Nominees Limited.

Eric J Riley: 66,462 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr Riley's holding of Ordinary Shares increases to 71,462 shares (0.073%),
held in his own name.

Brian D H Wilson: 2,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p allotted at an issue price of 30p
each. Mr Wilson's holding of Ordinary Shares therefore increases to 3,000 shares
(0.003 %), held in his own name.

(ii) Significant shareholdings (excluding those of directors and connected
persons)

5,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p were allotted to Christopher D Trainer at an
issue price of 30p each. Mr Trainer is interested in 5,933,748 Ordinary Shares
(7.32%), held in his own name.

2,666,667 Ordinary Shares of 1p were allotted to John Stephen Keane at an issue
price of 30p each. Mr Keane is interested in 4,474,747 Ordinary Shares (5.52%),
held in his own name and in the name of J Keane Nominees.

3,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 1p were allotted to Michael Declan Culhane at an
issue price of 30p each. Mr Culhane is interested in 3,000,000 Ordinary Shares
(3.70%), held in his own name and in the name of Michael Culhane PPT.

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