Director Shareholding

Yule Catto & Co PLC
17 July 2001


 Disclosure of interests in shares or debentures and notifications of dealings
                                     under

                        the Stock Exchange requirements



                             DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1 NAME OF COMPANY                       2     NAME OF DIRECTOR

  Yule Catto & Co plc                         Sean Cummins

3 Please state whether notification     4     Name of the registered holder(s)
  indicates that it is in respect of          and, if more than one holder, the
  holding of the Director named in 2          number of shares held by each of
  above or holding of that person's           them. (If notified)
  spouse or children under the age of
  18 or in respect of a non-beneficial        Debra Lynn Cummins
  interest

  Holding of spouse

5 Please state whether notification     6     Please state the nature of the
  relates to a person(s) connected with       transaction and the nature and
  the Director named in 2 above and           extent of the directors interest
  identify the connected person(s)            in the transaction

  Debra Lynn Cummins                          Share purchase

7 Number of shares/ amount   8 ( 0.0 %) 9     Number of      10 ( 0.0 %)
  of stock acquired                           shares/
                               of                               of issued Class
  353                          issued         amount of
                               Class          stock disposed


11 Class of       12 Price per     13 Date of            14 Date company
   security          share            transaction           informed

   Ordinary          £1.93            05/07/01              10/07/01

15 Total holding following this    16 Total percentage holding of issued class
   notification                       following this notification

   10,353

IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING BOXES

17 Date of grant                          18 Period during which or date on
                                             which exercisable

19 Total amount paid (if any) for grant   20 Description of shares of
   of the option                             debentures involved :

                                             class, number.

21 Exercise price (if fixed at time of    22 Total number of shares or
   grant) or indication that price is to     debentures over which options held
   be fixed at time of exercise              following this notification


23 Any additional            24 Name of contact and telephone number for
   information                  queries

                                Richard Atkinson- 01279 459527


25 Name and signature of authorised company official

   responsible for making this notification

   Date of Notification : 17 July 2001 Richard Atkinson - Company Secretary