Director Shareholding

Goodwin PLC
10 May 2005


GOODWIN PLC ('the Company') 

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The Company received notification on 9th May 2005 of the following transactions
in which Mr. J. W. Goodwin and Mr R S Goodwin, directors of the Company, are
interested.

The purchase on 6th May 2005 of 4,060 ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company by J. M. Securities (No. 3) Ltd., a company in which J. W. Goodwin and
R. S. Goodwin are interested from the Goodwin family trust 'The J. W. Goodwin
Children's Trust' of which J. W. Goodwin is a trustee on trusts in favour of his
children.

The purchase on 6th May 2005 of 4,060 ordinary shares in the capital of the
Company by J. M. Securities (No. 3) Ltd., a company in which J. W. Goodwin and
R. S. Goodwin are interested from R. S. Goodwin.

The transactions were off-market for an arm's length consideration of £3.45 per
share.

Mr. J. W. Goodwin and Mr R. S. Goodwin are deemed to be acting in concert and
their total beneficial and non-beneficial holdings following these transactions
are as detailed below:

Shareholder                Shares       %

R S Goodwin ('RSG')       272,122    3.78     beneficial (RSG)

J W Goodwin ('JWG')       150,868    2.10     beneficial (unchanged) (JWG)

J M Securities Ltd      1,757,653   24.41     beneficial (unchanged) (RSG & JWG)

J M Securities (No. 3)  1,113,182   15.46     beneficial (RSG & JWG)
Ltd

John Goodwin Grandsons    295,530    4.10     non-beneficial (unchanged) (RSG A
Trust                                         JWG)

J W Goodwin Childrens     239,027    3.32     non-beneficial (JWG)
Trust


TOTAL                   3,828,382   53.17



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