Director Shareholding

RNS Number:2036R
Harrogate Group PLC
22 October 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

                                                                                                                      
1. Name of company         2.  Name of director

HARROGATE GROUP PLC         PETER SCOTT


                                                                                                                        
3. Please state whether    4.  Name of the registered holder(s)
notification indicates      and, if more than one holder, the
that it is in respect       number of shares held by each of
of holding of the           them (if notified)
shareholder named in 2
above or in respect of
a non-beneficial
interest or in the case     PETER SCOTT
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
an non-beneficial
interest
                                                                                                                        
AS 2. ABOVE



                                                                                                                      
5.Please state whether    6.  Please state the nature of the
notification relates to     transaction. For PEP transactions
a person(s) connected       please indicate whether general/
with the director named     single
in 2 above and identify     co PEP and if discretionary/non
the connected person(s)     discretionary/non discretionary


N/A                         SALE


                                                                                                                      
7. Number   8.  Percentage 9.  Number of     10. Percentage of
of              of issued      shares/amount     issued class
shares/         class          of stock
amount                         disposed
of stock
acquired
                               30,000,000        6.3%


                                                                                                                   
11. Class of 12. Price per  13.  Date of      14.  Date company
security     share           transaction       informed

ORD 1p       0.4p            21/10/03          21/10/03


                                                                                                                     
15. Total holding following 16.  Total percentage holding of
    this notification            issued class following this
                                 notification

    23,152,000
                                                                                                                        
                                4.86%


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   20. Description of shares or
any) for grant of the       debentures involved: class,
option                      number




                                                                                                                     
21.Exercise price (if      22. Total number of shares or
fixed at time of grant)     debentures over which options
or indication that          held following this notification
price is to be fixed at
time of exercise

                                                                                                                      
23. Any additional          24. Name of contact and telephone
    information                 number for queries





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

                                                                                                                        
ROBERT LO, NABARRO WELLS & CO. LIMITED


Date of notification _____22 October ____2003 _________



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