Directors' Dealings

BEMROSE CORPORATION PLC

                            DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY

          Bemrose Corporation Plc

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR
          Stephen Rodger Gavin Booth
          Graham James Bennington
          Richard Harrison

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
     respect of holding of the Director named in 2 above
     or holding of that person's spouse or children under
     the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

          Non-Beneficial Interest

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

          Bemrose Quest Trustees Limited

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

          Qualifying Employee Share Trust

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

          Share acquired by Trust of which the Directors named above
          are potential beneficiaries

7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

          N/A

8)   ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

          4,869

10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

11)  Class of security

          Ord 38 6/13p

12)  Price per share

          332.8p

13)  Date of transaction

          2 August 1999

14)  Date company informed

          2 August 1999

15)  Total holding following this notification
          Non-beneficial      153,531
          Beneficial   SRGB   (Unchanged)
                       GJB    (Unchanged)
                       RH     (Unchanged)

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following 
     this notification      

          N/A

      IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE 
                              THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant

N/A

18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

23)  Any additional information

          See below

24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

          Lucy V Eggleston
          01482 867862

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

     Date of Notification......2 August 1999.............



         BEMROSE CORPORATION PLC - DIRECTORS' INTERESTS IN SHARES

Bemrose QUEST Trustees Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bemrose Corporation
plc ('the Company'), as trustee of the Bemrose QUEST ('the QUEST') has acquired 
by subscription, ordinary shares in the capital of the Company which are
intended to be used to satisfy options exercised in due course under the Bemrose
Savings Related Share Option Scheme (1993).  As potential beneficiaries under
the QUEST, each executive director of the Company is treated as being interested
in all shares acquired by the QUEST.  At today's date, the QUEST transferred
4,869 shares to employees on exercise of SAYE Share Options leaving 153,531
shares held by Bemrose QUEST Trustees Ltd.

The directors of the Company who may be considered to be potential beneficiaries
of the shares detailed in this notification are:

Rodger Booth
Graham Bennington
Richard Harrison

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

Richard Harrison - Tel No:  01482 867862

Name of signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification:  R. Harrison, Company Secretary