Director/PDMR Shareholding

Anite Group PLC
22 August 2005


For immediate release                                          22 August 2005

                                ANITE GROUP PLC
                                        
                        Directors' / PDMR Shareholdings
                                        
Anite Group plc ('Anite' or 'The Group') announces, in accordance with both DR
3.1.2R of the Disclosure Rules and section 324 (as extended by section 328) of
the Companies Act 1985, that on 19 August 2005 conditional awards were granted
over Anite ordinary shares of 10p each under the Anite Group plc Share Matching
Plan as follows:

Name of director     Anite shares        Total number of Anite shares over which
or PDMR              involved            conditional awards/options held

Nigel Coxon            220,510                      2,155,364
Christopher
Humphrey               353,846                      1,770,975
Steve Rowley           546,152                      3,213,352
Simon Tyrell           215,384                      1,580,422

In each case:

   • the date of award is 19 August 2005
   • the awards will vest, subject to performance conditions being met, on 
     19 August 2008
   • no consideration was paid in respect of each award
   • no price will be payable on vesting

The disclosures made in respect of the awards to each of Steve Rowley and
Christopher Humphrey are as a result of notifications made in accordance with
both DR 3.1.2R of the Disclosure Rules and section 324 (as extended by section
328) of the Companies Act 1985. The disclosures made in respect of the awards to
each of Nigel Coxon and Simon Tyrell are as a result of notifications made in
accordance with DR 3.1.2R of the Disclosure Rules.

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For further information, please contact:                   www.anite.com

Anite Group plc                                            01753 804000
Cheryl Coutts, Company Secretary

Smithfield                                                 020 7360 4900
Reg Hoare/Sara Musgrave



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