Director/PDMR Shareholding

Worthington Nicholls Group plc
07 April 2008



                         Worthington Nicholls Group Plc
                                (the 'Company')

                             Director Shareholding


The Company has today been notified that Simon Beart, Chief Executive of the
Company, acquired 50,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 8.49 pence on 3
April 2008. Following these acquisitions, Simon Beart holds 400,001 ordinary
shares in the Company, representing 0.44% of the issued ordinary share capital
of the Company.


For further information please contact:-

Worthington Nicholls Group plc
  Simon Beart, Chief Executive                       07710 444370
 William Good, Group Finance Director                01483 735703

Cenkos Securities plc
  Nicholas Wells                                     020 7397 8900
  Stephen Keys


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