Director Shareholding

Yule Catto & Co PLC
19 March 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
1)    Name of company
        * Yule Catto & Co plc


2)    Name of director
        * Peter Scott Wood

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 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)

        * Peter Scott Wood

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

        * Purchase of shares

7)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
        * 2,500

8)    Percentage of issued class
        * 0.000017

9)    Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
        * N/A

10)   Percentage of issued class
        * N/A

11)   Class of security
        * Ordinary

12)   Price per share
        * 184p

13)   Date of transaction
        * 16 March 2001

14)   Date company informed
        * 16 March 2001

15)   Total holding following this notification
        * 2,500

16)   Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
        * 0.000017



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

        * Dianne Robinson - Tel. [phone]

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

        * Dianne Robinson - Assistant Company Secretary


      Date of Notification - 19 March 2001