Director Shareholding

Minoan Group PLC
11 February 2008


                  MINOAN GROUP PLC ('Minoan' or 'the Company')

                            DIRECTOR'S SHARE PURCHASE

Minoan Group Plc announces that on 8 February 2008 Mr Charles Young, a director
of Minoan, purchased 10,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at 51 pence per
share. Mr Young is now the beneficial holder of 353,482 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 0.7% of the 49,332,042 Ordinary Shares currently in issue.

Total directors' beneficial holdings are 2,009,464 Ordinary Shares, representing
4.07% of the Ordinary Shares currently in issue.


For further information visit www.minoangroup.com or contact:

For further information contact:

Christopher Egleton                Minoan Group Plc                 07808 722022
Bill Cole                          Minoan Group Plc                 01689 897397
Jeremy Garrett-Cox/Nicola Marrin   Seymour Pierce Limited          020 7107 8000
Nick Rome/Nick Farmer              Bishopsgate Communications Ltd  020 7562 3350
Alan Frame                         Westport Communications Ltd     020 7404 7878



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