Director/PDMR Shareholding

Maintel Holdings PLC
10 January 2006


                      Maintel Holdings Plc (the 'Company')

                             Director Shareholding

The Company was informed yesterday that Mr Nicholas Taylor purchased 7,000
ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company on 9 January 2006, at a cost of 140p
per share. This constitutes Mr Taylor's entire shareholding in the Company and
represents 0.05% of the issued share capital of the Company.



10 January 2006


Enquiries:

Tim Mason - Chief Executive 020 7401 4601
Dale Todd - Finance Director 020 7401 0562



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