Director Shareholding

GB Group PLC
16 December 2002

GB GROUP PLC ('the Company')

Interests in Shares of the Company

GB Group announces the following interests in the share capital of the Company
of which it was notified today:

-  Richard Law, Chief Executive, purchased 90,000 Ordinary 2.5p Shares of the
Company at a price of 14.25 pence per share. His total beneficial holding of
307,604 Ordinary 2.5p Shares represents 0,39% of the issued share capital of the
Company. Prior to this announcement, Mr Law held 217,604 Ordinary 2.5p Shares,
which represented 0.27% of the Company.

-  Following an announcement made today regarding the appointment of Mona Navin-
Mealey as Finance Director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2002, Mrs
Navin-Mealey has notified the Company that she has purchased 50,000 Ordinary
2.5p Shares of the Company at a price of 14.25 pence per share. Her total
beneficial holding of 90,000 Ordinary 2.5p Shares represents 0.11% of the issued
share capital of the Company. Prior to this announcement, Mrs Navin-Mealey held
40,000 Ordinary 2.5p Shares, which represented 0.05% of the Company

Contact:

John Constantin 
Company Secretary 
GB Group plc

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