Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Brown (N.) Group PLC
18 August 2000

The company wishes to announce that it became aware on 17 August 2000 that 
Mr J. Martin (Chief Executive) and Mr T.J. Kowalski (Finance Director)
technically ceased to be beneficially interested in all of the shares of 10p
each in the company held by the N. Brown Group Qualifying Employee Share
Ownership Trust ('the QUEST'), by virtue of the QUEST transferring all of the 
shares to various employees of the company (not including Mr Martin or 
Mr Kowalski).