Director Shareholding

Portmeirion Group PLC
17 April 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company

Portmeirion Group plc


2. Name of director

Euan Cooper-Willis


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

Sale of 10,000 shares on 26/03/03 and 45,000 shares on 15/04/03 in respect of
spouse of Mr Cooper-Willis


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

Euan Cooper-Willis - 947,150 shares
Susan Williams-Ellis (spouse of Mr Cooper-Willis) - 660,000 shares


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 3 above


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

Sale


7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

-


8. Percentage of issued class

-


9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

26/03/03 - 50,000 shares
15/04/03 - 60,000 shares


10. Percentage of issued class

26/03/03 - 0.48%
15/04/03 - 0.58%


11. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5p each


12. Price per share

26/03/03 - 173.0p
15/04/03 - 177.5p


13. Date of transaction

26/03/03 and 15/04/03


14. Date company informed

17 April 2003


15. Total holding following this notification

1,607,150


16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

15.4%


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

Brett Phillips - 01782 744721


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

Brett Phillips


Date of Notification

17 April 2003


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