Director Shareholding

Berkeley Berry Birch PLC
23 December 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)        Name of company

Berkeley Berry Birch plc

2)        Name of director

Craig Butcher

3) Please state 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

N/A

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

N/A

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Grant of share options

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

N/A

12) Price per share

N/A

13) Date of transaction

N/A

14) Date company informed

N/A

15) Total holding following this notification

N/A

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

22 December 2004

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

23 December 2007 to 22 December 2014

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

None

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

600,000 Ordinary shares of 10p

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

11p

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

1,405,556

23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J P Gorman 020 7935 0027

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

3)        Jeremy P Gorman Company Secretary

Date of Notification....23 December 2004..........................



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