Directors' Dealings

Bemrose Corp PLC
4 January 2000

                       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

          -

8)     (  - % )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

          829

10)    (  - % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security

           Ordinary 38 6/13p

12) Price per share

           332.8p

13) Date of transaction

           4 January 2000

14) Date company informed

           4 January 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

           Non beneficial         145,138
           Beneficial  SRGB    (unchanged)
                       GJB     (unchanged)
                       RH      (unchanged)

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


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable


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


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



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


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


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...........R HARRISON - COMPANY SECRETARY

    Date of Notification...............4 January 2000................


              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 829
shares to employees on exercise of SAYE Share Options leaving 145,138 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

Date of Notification:  4 January 2000