Director Shareholding

Guinness Peat Group PLC
05 October 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company


Guinness Peat Group plc


2. Name of director


Graeme James Cureton


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


Director Beneficial



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



Graeme James Cureton  - Australian Register



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


Director


6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary


Exercise of options



7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


700,526



8. Percentage of issued class


0.1%



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed


N/A



10. Percentage of issued class



11. Class of security


Ordinary 5p shares



12. Price per share


21.7710 pence




13. Date of transaction



5 October 2004



14. Date company informed


5 October 2004



15. Total holding following this notification


869,453



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


0.1%


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


J R Russell 020 7484 3370



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


J R Russell 020 7484 3370



Date of Notification



5 October 2004  J R Russell 020 7484 3370





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