Director Shareholding

RNS Number:4854N
Coliseum Group Plc
11 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

Coliseum Group plc

2) Name of director

William Balkou

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)

n/a


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

Grant of Options


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

9th July 2003

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

09/07/2003 - 09/07/2013

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Nil

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

150,000 Ordinary 5p shares

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise

18p

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

250,000 shares

23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Rodger Sargent 0207 643 5360

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

Date of Notification........11th July 2003..............









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