Director Shareholding

Brown (N.) Group PLC
19 July 2002




The company wishes to announce that on 19th July 2002 it became aware that on
18th July 2002 Mr J Martin (Chief Executive) and Mr T J Kowalski (Finance
Director) technically became beneficially interested in 164,010 ordinary shares
of 10p each in the company by virtue of the N Brown Group Qualifying Employee
Share Ownership Trust ('the QUEST'), being allotted such shares at £1.945 each,
and the directors being potential beneficiaries under the QUEST.

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