Director Dealings

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC
28 April 2004

Hill & Smith Holdings PLC (the 'Company')

Director Dealings

The Company was informed today that on 27 April 2004 Mr David Grove, a director
of the Company, exercised all of his options granted by Close Securities Limited
in respect of 2,294,183 ordinary shares at prices between 40p and 55p.


On 28 April 2004 David Grove sold 1,709,183 ordinary shares at 97p each.


As a consequence of the above transactions, David Grove's holding in the
ordinary shares of the Company has increased from 540,945 to 1,125,945
(representing 1.8 per cent. of the total ordinary shares in issue).


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