Directors' Dealings

ATA GROUP PLC
21 October 1999


DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY
     ATA GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR
     WILLIAM J. C. DOUIE

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that  it  is
    in  respect of holding of the director named in 2  above
    or  holding  of  that person's spouse or children  under
    the  age  of  18  or  in  respect  of  a  non-beneficial
    interest
     DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE

4)  Name  of the registered holder(s) and, if more than  one
    holder,  the number of shares held by each of  them  (if
    notified)
     1,337,940 W DOUIE
     10,000    FISKE NOMINEES

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

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

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
     10,000

8)   (0.15 %)
     of issued class

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

10)  (N/A %)
     of issued class

11)  Class of security
     ORDINARY 1P SHARES

12)  Price per share
     55 p

13)  Date of transaction
     19 OCTOBER 1999

14)  Date company informed
     20 OCTOBER 1999

15)  Total holding following this notification
     1,347,940

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following  this
    notification
     20.79 %

17)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
     RICHARD THOMPSON         0171 426 9073

18) Name   and  signature  of  authorised  company  official
    responsible for making this notification
     PETER MCWEENEY

Date of notification
21 OCTOBER 1999