Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

United Overseas Group PLC
4 May 2000


United Overseas Group plc
Director's dealing

The Company was informed on 3 May that Philip Green purchased ordinary shares of
10 pence each in United Overseas Group plc as follow:

Date                 Number of shares          Purchase price per share

27 April 2000        150,000                   18 pence

27 April 2000        200,000                   19 pence

28 April 2000        150,000                   20 pence

These purchases represent a total holding of 0.36 per cent of the authorised
issued share capital of the Company.