Director Shareholding

Acal PLC
3 July 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

AVS No:

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1.     Name of company: Acal plc

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 2. Name of director:


        J A H Curry

        A J Laughton

        J S Virdee

        R A Allen



        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 named in 2 above



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

        J A H Curry

        A J Laughton

        J S Virdee

        R A Allen

        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 transaction
        please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
        discretionary: N/A



        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.


        17.     Date of grant: 2 July 2001



        18.     Period during which or date on which exercisable:

        July 2004-July 2008

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



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

        J A H Curry 34,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each

        A J Laughton 34,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each

        J S Virdee 18,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each

        R A Allen 16,000 ordinary shares of 5 pence each

        21.     Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
        price is to be fixed at time of exercise: 537.5 pence



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


        J A H Curry 266,000

        A J Laughton 306,000

        J S Virdee 173,000

        R A Allen 45,000



        23.     Any additional information: N/A



        24.     Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

        John Pomeroy, 01483 544 500

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


        John Pomeroy, Company Secretary


        Date of notification: 3 July 2001



London Stock Exchange, Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London
EC2N 1HP


        Facsimile: 020 7588 6057, 020 7334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)

Enquiries: Company Monitoring and Enquiries: Telephone: [phone] (option
3)