Director Shareholding

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) PLC
16 February 2005


16 February 2005

                The Berkeley Group Holdings plc ('the Company')

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc has today acquired 4,224 Units (comprising one
ordinary share, one 2006 B share, one 2008 B share and one 2010 B share)
('Units') in the market at a price of 838p per Unit for Victoria Mitchell, a
Non-Executive Director of the Company and Chairman of its Remuneration
Committee. The Units acquired are equivalent to a gross payment of £60,000.

The Board of Berkeley believed that it was appropriate to pay Mrs Mitchell
additional remuneration to recognise the very significant time she spent during
2004 discharging her duties as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. This was
far in excess of that normally associated with the position and required Mrs
Mitchell to forego other works and consulting opportunities during this period.

The Board of Berkeley consulted with major shareholders over this payment and
thought it appropriate to make the payment in shares.

The holding of Mrs Mitchell in the Issued Capital of the Company following this
notification is as follows:

Total Holding following this notification: 5,474 Units

Percentage of the Issued Capital of the Company following this notification:

0.0045

Enquiries:

Cardew Group
Tim Robertson/Sofia Rehman 020 7930 0777


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