Director/PDMR Shareholding

Lawrence plc

                             Director's Shareholding


Lawrence plc ("Lawrence" or the "Company") announces that the Board of Lawrence
on 26 July 2006 granted 175,000 options to Mr M Loomes, a Director, under the
Company's Employee Share Option Schemes.

All options so granted are exercisable at a price of 270p per share and become
exercisable from 26 July 2009.

Following this transaction Mr Loomes has options over 445,000 Lawrence ordinary
shares.

Enquiries

Contacts;
Peter Lawrence
Chairman, Lawrence plc
020 8336 2900