Director Shareholding

ATA Group PLC
06 June 2003



                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company: ATA Group plc

 2. Name of director: Andrew Bailey

 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the director named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
    or in the case of an individual 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
    Director named at 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) N/A

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

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

 7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired N/A

 8. Percentage of issued class N/A

 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A

10. Percentage of issued class N/A

11. Class of security N/A

12. Price per share N/A

13. Date of transaction N/A

14. Date company informed N/A

15. Total holding following this notification N/A

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/A

    If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
    following boxes

17. Date of grant: 27 May 2003
    
18. Period during which or date on which exercisable: 27 May 2006 - 26 May 2016

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option: Nil

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number: 50,000
    ordinary shares of £0.01

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
    be fixed at time of exercise: £0.91

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
    notification: 50,000

23. Any additional information

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries: WJC Douie, Chairman,
    01959 525118

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
    this notification: Stephanie Moulton, Group Company Secretary

26. Date of Notification: 06 June 2003






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