Director Shareholding

RNS Number:7485K
East Surrey Holdings PLC
06 May 2003


           East Surrey Holdings plc ("East Surrey" or "the Company")

                               Director's dealing

The Company was informed today that, pursuant to purchases of ordinary shares of
5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 6 May 2003 by the trustee of the
East Surrey Holdings Share Incentive Plan ("the Plan"), Mr. P Holder and Mr. N
Fisher both purchased 42 Ordinary Shares at a price of 2.97p per share.  In
addition, pursuant to the rules of the Plan, Messrs. Holder and Fisher were both
granted a further 8 Ordinary Shares for nil consideration.  These shares are to
be registered in the name Capita IRG Trustees Limited.   Following these
purchases and grants Mr. Holder has an interest in 108,652 Ordinary Shares and
Mr. Fisher has an interest in 16,222 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately
0.22 per cent. and 0.03 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company respectively.


6 May 2003


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