Director Shareholding

Greggs PLC
2 November 2000



Greggs PLC ('the Company') was recently notified that on the 31st October 2000,
the trustees of the Greggs Employee Benefit Trust, including Ian Gregg, 
Michael Darrington and Malcolm Simpson (directors of the Company), purchased
20,000 ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company (0.17% of the issued shares)
at £23.37 1/2 per share.

After this purchase, the Trustees of the Employee Benefit Trust hold 217,655
shares in the Company (1.82% of the issued shares).

The total beneficial and non-beneficial holdings of each relevant director
(excluding interests in share options) following this notification are as
follows:-

                          Beneficial             Non-beneficial

Ian Gregg                 257,500 (2.15%)        432,655 (3.61%)

Malcolm Simpson            71,506 (0.59%)        301,256 (2.52%)

Michael Darrington         65,306 (0.55%)        279,165 (2.33%)


(Both of the Executive Directors, Malcolm Simpson and Michael Darrington, have a
potential benefit interest in the 217,655 shares held by the Employee Benefit
Trust shown above as part of their respective non-beneficial interests).