Director Shareholding

Holidaybreak PLC
29 July 2002

Holidaybreak PLC

29 JULY 2002





DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS



1)    NAME OF COMPANY

      Holidaybreak Plc



2)    NAME OF DIRECTOR



Employee Benefit Trust of which the employees and the following directors are
beneficiaries:



Richard Westaway Atkinson

Robert Gregory Baddeley

James Robert Crew

Nicholas Pury Cust

Simon John Tobin

Mark Christopher Wray



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

DIRECTORS NAMED IN TWO ABOVE



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

TEAWOOD NOMINEES LIMITED



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

      N/a



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

      Purchase of shares



7)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

      100,000



8)    (%) of issued class

      0.21%



9)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      N/a



10)   (%)of issued class

      N/a



11)   Class of security

      Ordinary 5p shares



12)   Price per share

      522p



13)   Date of transaction

      26 July 2002



14)   Date company informed

      26 July 2002



15)   Total holding following this notification

      131,000



16)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      0.28%



IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES.



17)   Date of grant

      N/a



18)   Period during which or date on which exercisable

      N/a



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

      N/a



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

      N/a



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

      N/a



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

      N/a



23)   Any additional information

      N/a



24)   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

      01606 787 103



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

      Julie Vickers



Date of notification

29 July 2002



END






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