Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Inchcape PLC
8 September 2000




Obligations under Section 329 Companies Act 1985 (as amended)
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Inchcape plc ('the Company') received notification today, in accordance with
Section 329 of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended), that Mourant & Co. Trustees
Limited, as trustee of The Inchcape Employee Trust ('the Trust'), disposed of
64,766 Ordinary Shares of 150p each in the company today, 8 September, 2000, at
a price of £2.85p per share.

The Trust is a discretionary trust of which all employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries are potential beneficiaries. Each of the following executive
directors of the Company is, therefore, interested in the shares held in the
Trust from time to time in the same way as other employees of the Group:

     Mr A M Ferguson
     Mr P W Johnson
     Mr T H Taylor

The shares were sold to employees participating in The Inchcape Deferred Bonus
Plan ('the Plan') for which shareholders approval was obtained on 14 May, 1999. 
To participate in the Plan, an employee may use a minimum of 10% and a maximum
of 50% of his or her bonus payment to buy ordinary shares in the Company.

Each of the above named executive directors of the Company is therefore
interested in a total of 1,301,073 shares held in the Trust.


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    INCHCAPE PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    A M FERGUSON

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 an non-beneficial interest

    DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE

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

    Mrs S A FERGUSON

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

    N/A

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

    ACQUISITION OF SHARES TO BE HELD UNDER THE TERMS OF THE INCHCAPE DEFERRED   
    BONUS PLAN. BENEFICIAL INTEREST

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    11,053

8)   (0.01%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 150p EACH    

12) Price per share

    £2.85p

13) Date of transaction

    8 SEPTEMBER, 2000

14) Date company informed

    8 SEPTEMBER, 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    18,105

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.02%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant

    8 SEPTEMBER 2000

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    8 SEPTEMBER 2003 - 8 MARCH, 2004

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.

    AWARD TO ACQUIRE, FOR NOMINAL CONSIDERATION OF £1.00p,
    18,421 ORDINARY SHARES OF 150p EACH

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

    N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

    2,980 Options granted 8.10.99 under the Inchcape SAYE Share Option Scheme
    160,628 Options granted under the Inchcape 1999 Share Option Plan 
    (8.9.99 and 10.8.00)
    18,421 Award to acquire 35,263 shares under the Inchcape Deferred Bonus     
    Plan

23) Any additional information

    AWARD GRANTED TO Mr A M FERGUSON UNDER THE INCHCAPE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    MELANIE PLUCK - 020 7546-8321

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


   Date of Notification         8 SEPTEMBER 2000


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

    INCHCAPE PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

    P W JOHNSON

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 an non-beneficial interest

    DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE

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

    Mrs ANN JOHNSON

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

    N/A

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

    ACQUISITION OF SHARES TO BE HELD UNDER THE TERMS OF THE INCHCAPE DEFERRED   
    BONUS PLAN. BENEFICIAL INTEREST

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    21,157

8)   (0.02%)
    of issued Class


9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed



10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class


11) Class of security

    ORDINARY SHARES OF 150p EACH    

12) Price per share

    £2.85p

13) Date of transaction

    8 SEPTEMBER, 2000

14) Date company informed

    8 SEPTEMBER, 2000

15) Total holding following this notification

    45,562

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.05%

     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant

    8 SEPTEMBER 2000

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

    8 SEPTEMBER 2003 - 8 MARCH, 2004

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

    N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.

    AWARD TO ACQUIRE, FOR NOMINAL CONSIDERATION OF £1.00p,
    35,263 ORDINARY SHARES OF 150p EACH

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

    N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

      2,980 Options granted 8.10.99 under the Inchcape SAYE Share Option Scheme
    313,524 Options granted under the Inchcape 1999 Share Option Plan 
     (8.9.99 and 10.8.00)
     35,263 Award to acquire 35,263 shares under the Inchcape Deferred Bonus    
     Plan

23) Any additional information

    AWARD GRANTED TO Mr P W JOHNSON UNDER THE INCHCAPE DEFERRED BONUS PLAN

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

    MELANIE PLUCK - 020 7546-8321

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

   Date of Notification         8 SEPTEMBER 2000