Directors/PDMR Shareholdings

Home Retail Group Plc
10 May 2007


                             HOME RETAIL GROUP plc
                                (THE 'COMPANY')

                      DIRECTORS' AND PDMRs' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company announces the following changes in interests in its Ordinary Shares
of 10 pence each (the 'Ordinary Shares') of directors and persons discharging
managerial responsibility, of which notification was received on 9 May 2007.

Notification of these changes is made pursuant to DR 3.1.4R(1)(a).

GRANT OF AWARDS UNDER THE HOME RETAIL GROUP PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN

The Company made awards on 9 May 2007 under the terms of the Home Retail Group
Performance Share Plan. The awards are subject to performance conditions and the
maximum numbers of shares that could vest in the case of each of the directors
and persons discharging managerial responsibility are as follows:

i) Awards made to directors

Name of director            Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares     Vesting Date
                            under Award

Terry Duddy                 170,648                               9 May 2010

Richard Ashton               87,457                               9 May 2010

ii) Awards made to persons discharging managerial responsibility

Name of person discharging  Maximum Number of Ordinary Shares     Vesting Date
managerial responsibility   under Award      

Paul Loft                    89,590                               9 May 2010

Sara Weller                 106,655                               9 May 2010


Gordon Bentley
Secretary

10 May 2007



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