Director Shareholding-Replace

Nichols PLC
15 July 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


The following replaces director shareholding announcement RNS6049Y released
today at 07.52.

The purchase of shares should be 6,000 in section 7 not 10,000, 0.016% in S8 not
0.027%, 26,000 shares in S15 not 30,000 and 0.070% in S16 not 0.081%.

All other details remain unchanged and the full amended text appears below.


1. Name of company


Nichols plc



2. Name of director


John Derek Bee



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest


Shreholder named above



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)


John Derek Bee



5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)






6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


Purchased in ISA



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


6,000



8. Percentage of issued class


0.016%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


Nil



10. Percentage of issued class


N/a



11. Class of security


Ordinary 10p



12. Price per share


110p



13. Date of transaction


11.07.02



14. Date company informed


12.07.02



15. Total holding following this notification


26,000



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.070%



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.



17. Date of grant






18. Period during which or date on which exercisable






19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option






20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number






21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise






22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification






23. Any additional information


This announcement replaces no 6049Y



24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


S P Nichols   01925 222222



25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


S P Nichols



Date of Notification


15.07.02



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