Director Shareholding

DAT Group PLC
18 October 2005

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1. Name of company

DAT GROUP PLC


2. Name of director

ALLAN JONNES


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder 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


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)

ALLAN JONNES


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

MARKET PURCHASE


7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

25,000


8. Percentage of issued class

0.13%


9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


10. Percentage of issued class

N/A


11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 1 PENCE EACH


12. Price per share

43 PENCE


13. Date of transaction

18/10/2005


14. Date company informed

18/10/2005


15. Total holding following this notification

25,000


16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.13%


17. Any additional information

N/A


18. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ALLAN JONNES - 01580 830033


19. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

ALLAN JONNES, FINANCE DIRECTOR


Date of Notification

18/10/2005



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