Director Shareholding

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC
9 May 2001

MJ GLEESON GROUP PLC

9 May 2001



M J GLEESON PLC ('Gleeson' or the 'Company')


Notification of interests of directors


The Company has been advised that on 2 May 2001 the Directors listed below
acquired Shares in the Company at a purchase price of £10.50 per Share through
a profit sharing Employee Share Ownership Scheme, which has been approved by
the Inland Revenue.  In addition Mr J D Kay also sold 1,000 shares on the same
day at a price of £10.50 per share.  Their previous and current share
holdings, including those held by Related Persons, are as follows:


DIRECTOR      PREVIOUS   SHARES      SHARES  TOTAL NOW     PERCENTAGE OF ISSUED
               HOLDING     SOLD    ACQUIRED       HELD            SHARE CAPITAL
S J                362        -          14        376                     0.0%
Davies
D J Eyre        10,729        -         176     10,905                     0.1%
D J            166,718        -         218    166,936                     1.6%
Gleeson
R J Jukes        8,612        -         118      8,730                     0.9%
J D Kay         15,968    1,000         128     15,096                     0.1%
C W             12,660        -         133     12,793                     0.1%
McLellan


The above shares were acquired through re-investment of the income from shares
held in PEPs/ISAs.


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