Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Brown (N.) Group PLC
9 June 2000


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY: 

N BROWN GROUP PLC


2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR: 

MR T. J KOWALSKI


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

    DIRECTORS INTEREST

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

    MR T J KOWALSKI

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

    LONG TERM INCENTIVE SHARE AWARD GRANTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GROUPS LONG  
   TERM INCENTIVE SHARE PLAN.


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired



8)   (    % )
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  (    % )
   of issued Class

11) Class of security



12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction



14) Date company informed



15) Total holding following this notification



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant
    8.06.00


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable
    13.07.02 - 12.01.05


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


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.
    33,514 ORDINARY SHARES OF 10p EACH


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise
    £1 PER EXERCISE (TOTAL)


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification
    OPTIONS - NIL, AWARDS - 33,514


23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
    P GRUNDY 0161 238 2334


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

    Date of Notification.......9 JUNE 2000...........................



The company was informed on 8 June 2000 that, as a result of the sale on 7 June
2000 of 878 shares of the company by the N Brown Group plc No.2 Employee Share
Ownership Trust ('the No.2 Trust') to a group employee on the exercise of the
long term incentive share plan award, the number of shares held by the No.2
Trust, in which Mr Jim Martin (Chief Executive) and Mr Tim Kowalski (Finance
Director) together with other employees within the group, are technically
interested as potential beneficiaries, has reduced to 414,026 shares.

The total consideration received for the sale referred to above was £1.