Director/PDMR Shareholding

Workspace Group PLC
08 September 2005


NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

WORKSPACE GROUP PLC

2. Name of director

J P MARPLES

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

AS 2 ABOVE

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

AS 2 ABOVE

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

AS 2 ABOVE

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

EXERCISE OF OPTION
MARKET SALE

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

40,000 SHARES

8. Percentage of issued class

0.02%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

40,000 SHARES

10. Percentage of issued class

0.02%

11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH

12. Price per share

EXERCISE OF OPTION - 49.95p PER SHARE
MARKET SALE - 267p PER SHARE

13. Date of transaction

EXERCISE OF OPTION - 7 SEPTEMBER 2005
MARKET SALE - 7 SEPTEMBER 2005

14. Date company informed

7 SEPTEMBER 2005

15. Total holding following this notification

70,609 SHARES

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.04%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

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18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

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19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

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20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

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21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

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22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

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23. Any additional information

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24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

R Mark Taylor 020 7247 7614
Company Secretary

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

R Mark Taylor

Date of Notification

8 SEPTEMBER 2005

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