Director Shareholding

Holidaybreak PLC
24 December 2003

                        Holidaybreak plc ('the Company')







Holidaybreak plc announces that the following directors have today been granted
'B' options under the Holidaybreak plc 1996 Unapproved Share Option Scheme:




Director                            No. of  'B' Options                 Option Price



Richard Westaway Atkinson           22,949                              512.0p


Robert Gregory Baddeley             12,451                              512.0p


James Robert Crew                   17,089                              512.0p


Nicholas Pury Cust                  15,625                              512.0p


Mark Christopher Wray               15,625                              512.0p


Simon John Tobin                    12,451                              512.0p







The options are exercisable from 1 October 2008 to 23 December 2013 subject to
performance conditions having been met.



Following the above grant of options the Directors have an interest in the share
capital of the Company as follows:




Director                                      No. of shares                      No. of Options




Richard Westaway Atkinson                        735,293                            244,368


Robert Gregory Baddeley                           31,237                            151,706



James Robert Crew                                 23,154                            178,201



Nicholas Pury Cust                                3,073                             131,557


Mark Christopher Wray                             6,076                             143,730


Simon John Tobin                                    0                               119,535











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