Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Portmeirion Potteries(Hldgs) PLC
7 April 2000


      PORTMEIRION POTTERIES(HOLDINGS) PLC (the 'Company')
                               
Portmeirion Potteries (Holdings) Plc announces that the
following director has today acquired shares as shown below:

                                                Beneficial
                Shares          Purchase        Holding after
Director        Acquired        Price per       this
                                Share           acquisition
                                                
L.F. Bryan      10,000          150p            48,000