Director Shareholding

Toad Group PLC
04 October 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Toad Group Plc

2. Name of director

Peter Ward

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

Person named 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)

Peter Ward

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

N/a

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

500,000 Ordinary Shares

8. Percentage of issued class

0.6%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/a

10. Percentage of issued class

N/a

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 10p each

12. Price per share

11p

13. Date of transaction

4 October 2004

14. Date company informed

4 October 2004

15. Total holding following this notification

1,579,333

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2%

17. Any additional information

N/a

18. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

John Depasquale 020 7107 8010

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

Wilson Jennings

Date of Notification

4 October 2004

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