Penmarric plc up their holding to 14% of wrn (WRN)

Who are Penmarric?


RNS Number:8207Q
Worthington Group PLC
31 January 2002


SCHEDULE 11

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of Company

Worthington Group plc

2. Name of Director

J C Dwek

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)

Penmarric plc

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

Penmarric is a whollly owned company of J C Dwek

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

Purchase

7. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

250,000

8. Percentage of issued class

0.2%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary Shares

12. Price per share

4.5 pence

13. Date of transaction

30 January 2002

14. Date company informed

31 January 2002

15. Total holding following this notification

16,543,081

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.01%

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

Stephen Fletcher, 01535 297700