Director Shareholding

Hornby PLC
22 June 2004

Hornby Plc



Director Shareholding



On 22 June 2004, Hornby Plc (the 'Company') was informed that the Hornby
Employee Benefit Trust (the 'Trust') acquired by acquisition in the market on 21
June 2004, at an average price of 1077.8p per share, a total of 15,822 ordinary
shares of 5p each ('Ordinary Shares') representing 0.21% in the capital of the
Company. On the same day, under the terms of the Trust 15,527 Ordinary Shares
were transferred to beneficiaries of the Trust, including 4,687 Ordinary Shares
to Frank Martin and 2,901 Ordinary Shares to John Stansfield respectively, both
executive directors of the Company. John Stansfield immediately sold 2,901
Ordinary Shares at 1075.0p per share.



As a result of the above transactions, the Trust, Frank Martin and John
Stansfield now hold the following number of Ordinary Shares:


                   Number of Ordinary Shares          Percentage of issued share
                                                               capital

The Trust*                  88,780                                1.20%
Frank Martin                15,025                                0.20%
John Stansfield              8,000                                0.11%


*As beneficiaries under the Trust, Frank Martin and John Stansfield have been
allotted 28,098 (or 0.38%) and 15,053 (or 0.20%) Ordinary Shares respectively.
None of these shares have vested.



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