Director Shareholding-Amendmt

Portmeirion Group PLC
18 January 2002



                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



The issuer has advised that the following amendment should have been made to
the Directors Shareholding announcement released at 11h07 on Friday 18 January
2002, under RNS no 1791Q. Box No 1, has been amended to Portmeirion Group Plc.
The full corrected version appears below.


1)  Name of company

Portmeirion Group Plc

2)  Name of director

E.S. Cooper-Willis

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 in 2 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)

E.S. Cooper-Wiilis

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




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 to other directors

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

-

8)  Percentage of issued class

-

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

11,050

10) Percentage of issued class

0.11%

11) Class of security

Ordinary 5p shares

12) Price per share

175p

13) Date of transaction

17 January 2002

14) Date company informed

17 January 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

1,735,150

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

16.70%

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



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

    Date of Notification 18 January 2002