Director/PDMR Shareholding

API Group PLC
08 February 2006

API Group PLC - director shareholding



NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1) Name of Company: API GROUP PLC



2) Name of director:  BRIAN BIRKENHEAD



3) Please indicate 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 IN 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) : ROCK NOMINEES



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 IN 2 ABOVE



6) Please state the nature of the transaction:  PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES



7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:   17,000



8) Percentage of issued class: 0.049%



9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:  N/A



10) Percentage of issued class:     N/A



11) Class of security:  ORDINARY 25P



12) Price per share:  111 PENCE



13) Date of transaction: 7 FEBRUARY 2006



14) Date company informed: 7 FEBRUARY 2006



15) Total holding following this notification:  17,000



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 0.049%





Name of authorised company official responsible for making this notification:

SAM PLANT




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