Director Shareholding

Pittards PLC
19 September 2003


Generic Announcement

Number of reports in announcement: Not applicable

Company Name :         Pittards plc

Full Issuer Name   :   Pittards plc

AVS Security Number:

Release Date:          IMMEDIATELY

Release Time:          IMMEDIATELY

Embargo Details:

Contact Name:          Jill Williams

Tel. No:               01935 474321

Replacement:           No

Headline :             Director Shareholding



Announcement Body Information:


Pittards plc announces that they were notified today by the trustees of the
Pittards Employee Share Ownership Trust that it yesterday transferred to certain
directors, ordinary shares in the Company held by the scheme for the benefit of
those directors. Immediately thereafter, the beneficiaries sold some of those
ordinary shares to settle tax due as a result of the transfer. The two directors
and their vestings and disposals are noted below.


Name             Shares     Shares     Price    Shareholding after transactions     Percentage of
                Vesting       sold              Beneficial       Non-Beneficial     issued shares

John Pittard      5,549      2,276     66.5p       336,387              849,197              5.4%
John Buckley      3,942      1,617     66.5p        70,691                    -              0.3%


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