Director Shareholding

Portmeirion Group PLC
27 August 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

Portmeirion Group Plc


2)  Name of director

E S Cooper-Willis

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

As in 2 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)

E S Cooper-Willis

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

E S Cooper-Willis


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

Sale of 15,000 shares at 190p

Sale of 3,000 shares to other directors at 190p

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

-

8)  Percentage of issued class

-

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

18,000

10) Percentage of issued class

0.17%


11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p each

12) Price per share

190p

13) Date of transaction

23 August 2002

14) Date company informed


23 August 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

1,717,150

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

16.25%

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

-

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mrs Nesta Cadman - 01782 744721

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



    Date of Notification   27 August 2002






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