Director/PDMR Shareholding

Fairpoint Group PLC
12 March 2008


Fairpoint Group plc ('Fairpoint' or 'the Company')

Director's Dealings


Fairpoint announces that, on 11 March 2008, JM Blackburn, Non-Executive Chairman
of the Company, bought 9,966 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company at a
price of 106.72p per share. Following this purchase Mr Blackburn has an interest
in 36,000 shares, representing approximately 0.08% of the Company's issued share
capital.



Enquiries:


Fairpoint Group plc
Andrew Redmond, Chief Executive Officer        0845 296 0100


Numis Securities
Lee Aston                                      020 7260 1000




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