Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hornby PLC
17 August 2005


17 August 2005

Hornby Plc

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons

This notification is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) of the UK
Disclosure Rules.

On 17 August 2005, Frits Passet, a director of a subsidiary of Hornby Plc (the '
Company') exercised options over 37,500 ordinary shares of 1p each ('Ordinary
Share'), representing 0.10% of the issued ordinary share capital, at a price of
32.7p per share.  On the same day Mr Passet sold 27,500 Ordinary Shares,
representing 0.07% of the issued ordinary share capital, in the open market at a
price of 220p per share in order to cover the exercise costs and taxes incurred.

Following these transactions, Mr Passet holds 10,000 Ordinary Shares,
representing 0.03% of the issued ordinary share capital, and options over
150,000 Ordinary Shares with an average exercise price of 83.4p per share.


Enquiries:

John Stansfield, Finance Director  01843 233505

Ends


                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange