Director Shareholding

Phytopharm PLC
20 January 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Phytopharm PLC

2) Name of director

Dr Richard Dixey

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

As in 2 above

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

As in 2 above

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

As in 2 above

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

Purchase of Equities

7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

88,575

8) Percentage of issued class

0.23%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

n/a

10) Percentage of issued class

n/a

11) Class of security

Ordinary 1p shares

12) Price per share

100p


13) Date of transaction

20th January 2003

14) Date company informed

20th January 2003

15) Total holding following this notification

255,075

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.66%

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

S. Loach 01480 437697

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

Date of Notification.......20th January 2003.............



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