Director Shareholding

Dart Group PLC
20 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1.      Name of company

Dart Group plc

2.      Name of director

Mr Philip Meeson

3.      Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As above

4.      Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

As above

5.      Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with
the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Mr Philip Meeson

6.      Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Sale of shares

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

8.      Percentage of issued class

N/A

9.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

100,000

10.  Percentage of issued class

0.29%

11.  Class of security

Ordinary Shares

12.  Price per share

150p

13.  Date of transaction

19 January 2004

14.  Date company informed

19 January 2004

15.  Total holding following this notification

14,080,000 shares

16.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

40.10%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17.  Date of grant

18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable

19.  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20.  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21.  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise

22.  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

23.  Any additional information

24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr Nigel Lawrence 01202 597676

25.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Mr Nigel Lawrence Company Secretary



Date of Notification: 20th January 2004


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