Director Shareholding

White Nile Limited
26 May 2005

               WHITE NILE LIMITED ('White Nile' or 'the Company')



Andrew Groves, a director of White Nile, purchased 40,000 ordinary shares in the
Company (0.026%) on 24 May 2005 at 120 pence each, such that he now holds an
interest in 15,040,000 ordinary shares representing 9.70% of the Company's
issued ordinary share capital.






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