Director/PDMR Shareholding

Impax Group PLC
15 September 2005



Sanne Trust Company Limited as trustee of the Impax Group Employee Benefit Trust
('IGEBT') has today sold 930,000 Ordinary Shares. This sale provides funds
relating to the purchase of 8.2 million shares by IGEBT at nominal value.
Following the sale the IGEBT is interested in 7,270,000 Ordinary Shares
representing 15.91 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares in issue.

Keith Falconer, the Chairman of the Company, has bought 609,263 Ordinary Shares
being sold by IGEBT at a price of 9.25p per share. Following this transaction Mr
Falconer is interested in 1,819,263 Ordinary Shares representing 3.98 per cent
of the Ordinary Shares in issue.

Following a purchase of £5,000 of Impax Group plc 5.5% Convertible Unsecured
Loan Stock 2009 on 31 August 2005 at a price of 185p Mr Falconer is interested
in £205,000 5.5% Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2009 representing 8.39 per
cent. of the issue.

Simon Morris, a non executive Director of the Company, has bought 85,917
Ordinary Shares being sold by IGEBT at a price of 9.25p per share. Following
this transaction Mr Morris is interested in 360,197 Ordinary Shares representing
0.79 per cent of the Ordinary Shares in issue.

The Company has 45,705,166 Ordinary Shares and £2,442,906 5.5% Convertible
Unsecured Loan Stock 2009 in issue.


15 September 2005




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