Director/PDMR Shareholding

European Motor Hldgs PLC
27 July 2005


EUROPEAN MOTOR HOLDINGS plc (the "Company")

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

The Company announces that, following the exercise of share options under the
Company's 2001 Non Approved Share Option Scheme, 150,000 ordinary shares of 40
pence in the Company were allotted to Richard Palmer at a price of 93.5 pence
per share on 27 July 2005. In addition, following the exercise of share options
under the Company's 1990 Share Option Scheme, 100,000 ordinary shares were
allotted to Ann Wilson, at a price of 55 pence per share. Both individuals are
directors of the Company. Application will be made at the earliest practicable
opportunity for admission of the new ordinary shares to the Official List of the
London Stock Exchange.

The Company has also been informed of the following transactions in the
Company's ordinary shares of 40 pence by directors:

• On 27 July 2005 Richard Palmer sold 150,000 shares at a price of 275
  pence each

• On 27 July 2005 Ann Wilson sold 100,000 shares at a price of 275 pence
  each

As a result of the above transactions, those directors' shareholdings, based on
the Company's increased share capital following the exercise of the above
options (being 54,252,088 shares) are now:

• Richard Palmer 561,950 shares (1.04 % of the total issued share capital)

• Ann Wilson 417,406 shares (0.77 % of the total issued share capital).

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