Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number:3654L
MTL Instruments Group PLC
08 January 2008




1. Name of the issuer

THE MTL INSTRUMENTS GROUP PLC ("MTL" OR THE "COMPANY")


2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a); or (ii) DR 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) a disclosure made in
accordance with section 324 (as extended by section 328) of the Companies Act
1985; or (iii) both (i) and (ii)

(I) EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTIONS NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DR 3.1.4R(1)(A)


3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

MALCOLM D COSTER (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN) (PDMR)


4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person
discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the
connected person

NO


5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person
referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial

NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF MALCOLM D COSTER REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE


6. Description of shares (including class), instruments relating to shares

THE MTL INSTRUMENTS GROUP PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF 10 PENCE EACH


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

NOTIFICATION IN RESPECT OF MALCOLM D COSTER


8. State the nature of the transaction interest debentures or derivatives or
financial

EXERCISE OF SHARE OPTION BY MALCOLM D COSTER


9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
acquired

126,000 ORDINARY SHARES ACQUIRED


10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

126,000 ORDINARY SHARES REPRESENT 0.64% OF THE 19,617,673 ORDINARY SHARES IN
ISSUE


11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares
disposed

N/A


12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should
not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A


13. Price per share or value of transaction

£1.70 PER ORDINARY SHARE


14. Date and place of transaction

20 DECEMBER 2007 (UK)


15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following
notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)

151,208 SHARES REPRESENTING 0.77% OF TOTAL ISSUED SHARES


16. Date issuer informed of transaction

20 DECEMBER 2007


23. Any additional information

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO THE SAME TRANSACTION AS REPORTED IN THE 8.1 RNS
ANNOUNCEMENT ON 7 JANUARY 2008 (RNS NUMBER:2669L)


24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

The MTL Instruments Group plc
Malcolm Coster - Chairman Tel: [phone]
Graeme Philp - Chief Executive Tel: [phone]
Bill Greenhalgh - Finance Director Tel: [phone]

Arden Partners plc Tel: [phone]
Richard Day
Adrian Trimmings




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