Director Shareholding

Derwent Valley Holdings PLC
26 September 2002


                                  SCHEDULE 11

                NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1)      Name of company:
         DERWENT VALLEY HOLDINGS

2)      Name of director:
         SIMON P. SILVER

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:
         Holding of above named director

4)      Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
        number of shares held by each of them (if notified):
         Not notified

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:
         -

7)      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
         3,086

8)      Percentage of issued class:
         0.006%

9)      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
         -

10)     Percentage of issued class:
         -

11)     Class of security:
         5p Ordinary shares

12)     Price per share:
         £6.48

13)     Date of transaction:
         September 24, 2002

14)     Date company informed:
         September 25, 2002

15)     Total holding following this notification:
         272,675

16)     Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
         0.51%

        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:
         Mr T. J. KITE

 25)     Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
         making this notification:
         T J Kite - Company Secretary

        Date of Notification:                  ..           .September 26, 2002









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