Director Shareholding

Artisan (UK) PLC
25 April 2002

                                Artisan (UK) plc

                            Director's Shareholding

                                  and Disposal

The Company has been informed on 25 April 2002 that Martyn Freeman, who has
recently been appointed as CEO with effect from 1 May, has purchased, on 25
April 2002, 175,000 shares at 8p per share.  This brings Martyn's total
shareholding in the Company to 204,000 ordinary shares being 0.076% of the
Company's issued share capital.

 The Company is also pleased to announce that they have today disposed of an
investment property in Sheffield for a consideration of £2,500,000 of which
£2,000,000 has been satisfied in cash and the remaining £500,000 is deferred as
a secured loan. This disposal releases some £900,000 of working capital to the
Company and reduces the Company's bank debt by over £1 million.









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