Director Shareholding-Replace

Colefax Group PLC
12 March 2003


This announcement replaces the Notification of Interests of Directors and
Connected Persons announcement released on the RNS system on the RNS no 5852I on
Tuesday 11 March 2003 at 15.38. An amendment has been made to point 4 and point
15.  The total holding following this notification is 105,000 not 110,000. The
full announcement text appears below.



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

Colefax Group plc

2)  Name of director

Robert Barker

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of
a non-beneficial interest

Robert Barker
Julie Barker

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Robert Barker   94,500
Julie Barker    10,500

Total          105,000

(After this notification)

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Julie Barker is the wife of Robert Barker

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

Exercise of options at an exercise price of 35 pence

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

Robert Barker   30,000

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.15%

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed


10) Percentage of issued class


11) Class of security

ordinary shares of 10 pence each

12) Price per share

35p per share (exercise price)

13) Date of transaction

3 March 2003

14) Date company informed

3 March 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

Robert Barker   94,500
Julie Barker    10,500

Total          105,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Robert Barker   0.47%
Julie Barker    0.05%

Total           0.52%


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number




21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rob Barker Tel: [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification


    Date of Notification 11 March 2003


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