Director/PDMR Shareholding

Sarantel Group PLC
19 July 2006


SARANTEL GROUP PLC ('the Company')

19 July 2006

GRANT OF SAYE OPTIONS


The Company announces that on 18 July 2006 the following Directors were granted
options to subscribe for A ordinary 10p shares in the Company ('Shares') under
the Company's SAYE scheme, exercisable at 24.2p per Share between thirty-six and
forty-two months from the date of grant:

Director          Options granted                Resultant total optionholding

D Wither                   38,636                                    2,348,854
B Taylor                   38,636                                      538,636
O Leisten                  38,636                                    1,472,487

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