Director Shareholding

Leeds Group PLC
11 December 2002

Issued by Leeds Group plc
Date : Wednesday 11th December 2002


                    Leeds Group plc (the 'Company')

Leeds Group announces that the following directors have today notified the
Company that they have purchased ordinary shares in the Company on 11th December
2002:

                                           No of shares             %         Holding after the             %
                                              purchased                                purchase
                                              

W M Cran (Non beneficial)                       312,000          0.85                   312,000          0.85
V Murria (Beneficial)                           100,000          0.27                   100,000          0.27
M J Wilson (Beneficial)                          20,000          0.05                    60,000          0.16



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