Directors' Dealings

PORTMEIRION POTTERIES (HOLDINGS) PLC
4 October 1999



  PORTMEIRION POTTERIES(HOLDINGS) PLC (the 'Company')
                               
Portmeirion Potteries (Holdings) PLC announces  that  the
following   directors  have  today  transacted   in   the
Company's ordinary shares of 5p each, as shown below:


                                                       Total
                                                  beneficial
Director             Transaction   No. Shares        holding
                                                   @ 1/10/99
                                                            
Mrs SC Cooper-           Sold          35,000               
Willis, wife of Mr
ES Cooper-Willis
                                                            
Mr ES Cooper-Willis      Sold          35,000      1,810,000
                                                            
Mr K Farhadi, as      Purchased         3,000      1,552,750
nominee for his son
                                                            
Mr AW Ralley          Purchased         5,000          5,000


All  transactions  were at a share price  of  157.5p  per
share.

The  balance of the shares sold by Mr & Mrs Cooper-Willis
were  purchased  by  members of their  family  and  other
senior managers at Portmeirion.