Director Shareholding

Xaar PLC
06 November 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

XAAR PLC

2) Name of director

JOHN SCOTT

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

SPOUSE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

JACQUELINE SCOTT

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

SHARE PURCHASE

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

50,600

8) Percentage of issued class

0.08%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

10p ORDINARY SHARE

12) Price per share

39p

13) Date of transaction

06 NOVEMBER 2003

14) Date company informed

06 NOVEMBER 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

72,100

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.12%

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

ANDREW TAYLOR [phone]

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

Date of Notification.......6th November 2003..............



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