Director/PDMR Shareholding

Dewhurst PLC
19 April 2007


                                  Dewhurst plc
                          ('Dewhurst' or 'the Company')

Directors Shareholding

In accordance with Chapter 5 of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure
and Transparency Rules, the Company was informed on 19 April 2007, by certain
directors of the Company, of the following interests in the issued voting share
capital of the Company:

Director       Number of Shares     Percentage of issued voting share capital
R Dewhurst         494,333                      14.03
D Dewhurst         419,595                      11.91

For further information

Seymour Pierce                                                  020 7107 8000

Sarah Wharry
Parimal Kumar




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