Director/PDMR Shareholding

Gleeson(M J)Group PLC
08 January 2008

M J GLEESON GROUP PLC (the 'Company')

8 January 2008

Notification of transactions by Directors and Persons Discharging Management
Responsibilities ('PDMRs')


The Company was advised today that, on 7 January 2008, the Directors and Persons
Discharging Management Responsibilities listed below acquired Ordinary shares in
the Company at a purchase price of £3.27 per Ordinary Share through a Profit
Sharing Employee Share Ownership Scheme (the 'Scheme') which has been approved
by the Inland Revenue. In addition, the Company has been advised that the
following Directors and Persons Discharging Management Responsibilities acquired
Ordinary Shares in the Company at a purchase price of £3.27 per Ordinary Share
through the reinvestment of the dividend earned on the Shares originally
acquired through the Scheme. Their previous and current shareholdings,
including those held by Related Persons, are as follows:


PDMR/Director                      Previous         Shares         Dividend      Total Now     Percentage of
                                    Holding       Acquired           Shares        Held        Issued Share
                                                                   Acquired                    Capital
                                                           
S Chamberlin (PDMR                    8,875             90           179         9,144             0.02%
S J Davies (PDMR)                    26,758             91           180        27,029             0.05%
M Horton (PDMR)                       2,034             91            44         2,169             0.00%
C Rossiter (PDMR)                     6,444             91           142         6,677             0.01%
K Shivers (PDMR)                     11,497             91           180        11,768             0.02%
P Wallwork (Director)                   751             90            15           856             0.00%
P Wilks (PDMR)                        4,680             91             0         4,771             0.01%
K Anderson (PDMR)                       469             90             0           559             0.00%
S Peters (PDMR)                         838             90             8           936             0.00%







Enquiries:

MJ Gleeson Group plc
Richard McKeown
Company Secretary                               Tel: [phone]

Landsbanki Securities (UK) Limited
Fred Walsh                                      Tel: [phone]




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