Director Shareholding

Holidaybreak PLC
03 October 2003

HOLIDAYBREAK PLC

3 October 2003


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)    NAME OF COMPANY

      HOLIDAYBREAK PLC

2)    NAME OF DIRECTOR

      RICHARD WESTAWAY ATKINSON

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

      DIRECTOR NAMED IN TWO ABOVE FOR THE EXERCISE OF OPTIONS

      CATHERINE PENELOPE ATKINSON (Spouse of the director named in TWO ABOVE)
      SALE OF SHARES

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

      DIRECTOR NAMED IN TWO ABOVE

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

RICHARD WESTAWAY ATKINSON HAS EXCERSISED AN OPTION OVER 2,857 ORDINARY 5P SHARES
UNDER THE HOLIDAYBREK PLC 19991 SAVINGS RELATED SHARE OPTION SCHEME AT A PRICE
OF 241.5 PER SHARE, THE SHARES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO CATHERINE
PENELOPE ATKINSON AND SOLD AT A PRICE OF 545.0 PENCE PER SHARE.

7)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

      N/A

8)    (%) of issued class

      N/A

9)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      2,857

10)   (%)of issued class

      N/A

11)   Class of security

      5p Ordinary Shares

12)   Price per share

      545.0 pence

13)   Date of transaction

      2 October 2003

14)   Date company informed

      2 October 2003

15)   Total holding following this notification

      N/A

16)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      N/A


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

      JULIE VICKERS     01606 787 103



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

      JULIE VICKERS, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification

3 October 2003




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