Director Shareholding

Avingtrans PLC
12 September 2002

Avingtrans plc

Director Shareholdings

12 September 2002


Avingtrans plc (the 'Company') announces that it received notification on 12
September 2002 that certain of its directors purchased ordinary shares of 5p
each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company on 12 September 2002. Further details
are as follows:

Name                 Number of Ordinary    Price at which     Total interest in     Total interest in
                     Shares purchased and  purchase was made  Ordinary Shares       Ordinary Shares as a
                     percentage of issued                     following purchases   percentage of total
                     share capital                                                  issued share capital
                                                                                    following purchases

Kenneth Baker        65,000 (0.92%)        36 pence           610,455               8.66%

Stephen King         20,000 (0.28%)        36 pence           20,000                0.28%

Jeremy Hamer         15,000 (0.21%)        37 pence           40,000                0.56%



Enquiries:

Stephen King, Company Secretary, Avingtrans plc             01159 394707


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