Director/PDMR Shareholding

Northern Bear Plc
31 August 2007

                                Northern Bear Plc
                        ('Northern Bear' or the 'Company')

                  Director's Dealing and Holding(s) in Company


As indicated on 2 August 2007, Graham Forrest (Chief Executive) has on 30 August
and 31 August 2007 sold, in aggregate, 84,500 ordinary shares of 1p each in the
Company ('Ordinary Shares') at between 140.9 and 144.9 pence each, following
which he is interested in 2,553,014 Ordinary Shares representing 16.07 per cent.
of the issued share capital of the Company.

In addition, Northern Bear has received notification that Kevin Gray has today
sold 84,500 Ordinary Shares at 144.9 pence per share. As a result of this sale,
Kevin Gray is now interested in 615,548 Ordinary Shares representing 3.87 per
cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.


Enquiries please contact:

Northern Bear Plc
Graham Forrest, Chief Executive
0191 371 2934

Strand Partners Limited
James Harris / Braden Saunders
020 7409 3494






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