Director Shareholding

Porvair PLC
12 July 2002


                    Porvair plc ('Porvair' or 'the Company')

                            Director's Shareholding


The Company was notified yesterday that on 11 July 2002, a group of senior
managers at Porvair acquired 85,600 ordinary shares of 2p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 130p per Ordinary Share. This transaction
included share purchases made by Ben Stocks, Chief Executive, and Mark Moran,
Finance Director who acquired 19,000 and 31,700 Ordinary Shares respectively.

Following this transaction, Mr Stocks's beneficial interest in the Company's
issued Ordinary Share capital is 47,690 Ordinary Shares, which represents 0.13
per cent. of the total issued Ordinary Share capital and Mr Moran's beneficial
interest in the Company's issued Ordinary Share capital is 75,120 Ordinary
Shares, which represents 0.20 per cent. of the total issued Ordinary Share
capital.



12 July 2002


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