Director/PDMR Shareholding

Artisan (UK) PLC
12 April 2006


12 April 2006

                                Artisan (UK) plc

                            Directors' Shareholdings


The Company was informed on 11 April 2006 that Aspen Finance Limited, a company
in which Artisan's Chairman Michael W Stevens has a beneficial interest,
purchased on that day 2,000,000 ordinary shares in the Company at 3.75p per
share. Mr Stevens is now beneficially interested in 71,666,667 ordinary shares,
representing 21.81% of the Company's issued share capital.

The Company was also informed on 11 April 2006 that Chris Musselle, Chief
Executive of Artisan, purchased on 11 April 2006, 200,000 ordinary shares in the
Company at 3.75p per share. Mr Musselle is now beneficially interested in
778,853 ordinary shares, representing 0.24% of the Company's issued share
capital.

Artisan (UK) plc:                               01480 436666
Chris Musselle           Chief Executive        [e-mail]
                                                www.artisan-plc.co.uk

Seymour Pierce           Nominated advisers     020 7107 8000
Sarah Wharry

Bankside Consultants     Financial PR advisers  020 7367 8888 /
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