Director Shareholding

RNS Number:3024S
Country & Metropolitan PLC
20 November 2003


                       Country & Metropolitan plc ("C&M")

                          Directors dealing disclosure


C&M has completed the Placing and Open Offer that was announced on 24 October
2003. Accordingly, the 5,050,521 new ordinary shares were admitted to the
Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange yesterday morning. As
a result of the Placing and Open Offer, C&M now has 23,990,249 ordinary shares
in issue.

In accordance with its obligations under the Listing Rules, C&M hereby discloses
the directors' dealings under the Placing and Open Offer.

                                                                 
                                                                Percentage of
                                                                    increased        
                        Number of                Current      issued ordinary
Name              shares acquired           shareholding        share capital
------------    -----------------          -------------     -----------------
David Laing                14,790                419,892                 1.8%
Stephen Wicks             187,676              2,746,076                11.4%
David Foster                5,555                812,709                 3.4%
Nishith Malde              16,666                700,359                 2.9%
Terry Roydon                4,166                 32,124                 0.1%



Enquiries                                                             Telephone

Country & Metropolitan plc                                        01895 824 111
Stephen Wicks

Dawnay Day Corporate Finance Limited                              020 7509 4570
David Floyd
Bruce Garrow


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