Director/PDMR Shareholding

Phytopharm PLC 13 March 2008 Phytopharm plc 13 March 2008 DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDING - Purchase of Ordinary Shares (the 'Shares') in Phytopharm plc (the 'Company') by Directors of the Company under its employee Share Incentive Plan (the 'SIP'). The SIP trustee, Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited (the 'Trustee'), notified the Company on 11 March 2008 that the following Directors of the Company acquired Shares under the SIP on 7 March 2008, in each case, held by the Trustee: Director Number of Aggregate number of Shares held beneficially Shares acquired* following acquisition (across all accounts) Daryl Rees 1,022 23,401 Piers Morgan 1,022 23,401 *The number of Shares acquired includes 511 Partnership Shares purchased by each of these Directors at 24.5 pence and 511 Matching Shares issued to each of these Directors under a Block Listing arrangement. Both partnership and matching elements are registered in the name of the Trustee. The SIP operates as follows: Each month the Trustee uses participants' contributions (which may not exceed £125 per participant per month) to purchase shares in the market. These shares are called 'Partnership Shares'. At the same time the Company allots to participants via the Trustee one 'Matching Share' for every Partnership Share purchased that month. These Matching Shares vest with the employee three years from the date of issue. For further information, please contact: Zoe McGowan, Company Secretary Phytopharm plc Tel No: +44 (0)1480 437697 Further information about Phytopharm can be found on the Company's website www.phytopharm.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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