Director Shareholding

Sanderson Group PLC
13 June 2005


Director Share Options

Sanderson Group plc ('the Company') announces that Mr Adrian Frost, who was
appointed to the post of Finance Director on 3rd May 2005, was awarded the
following share options on 27th May 2005:-

                   Number of Ordinary       Exercise price              Exercise
                    Shares over which         Per Ordinary          Period after
                       Option granted                Share      1st October 2007

Under the                     215,579                  56p      After 1 Oct 2007
Unapproved Plan                                               
                                                               
Under the EMI                 175,421                  57p      After 1 Oct 2007
Plan                                                           



                   Number of Ordinary          Measurement           Acquisition
                    Shares over which               Period                Period
                       Option granted

Under the                     215,579                 Ends                 After
LTIP                                     30 September 2007        1 October 2007



An additional grant of 75,000 shares under the EMI was made to other managers
within the Group. The exercise price for the shares under the EMI was 57p.

The total number of shares covered by these additional awards was 681,579 shares
representing 1.69% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries:

Christopher Winn - Chairman
Telephone - 02476 555 466


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June 13th, 2005




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