Notification of Interests of Directors

.

Esporta plc

25 April 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11                                  

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1) Name of company

ESPORTA PLC

2) Name of director

MICHAEL BALL

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)

-

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

-

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

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7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

-

8) Percentage of issued class

-

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

10) Percentage of issued class

-

11) Class of security

-

12) Price per share

-

13) Date of transaction

-

14) Date company informed

-

15) Total holding following this notification

-

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

-

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

following boxes

17) Date of grant

24 APRIL 2002

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

JUNE - DECEMBER 2007

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

-

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

25p ORDINARY - 29035 SHARES

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

57p

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

603,591

23) Any additional information

ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE SAVE AS YOU EARN SHARE OPTION SCHEME

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

VICTORIA PENRICE 0118 912 3505

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for

making this notification

Date of Notification.......25 APRIL 2002...........................