Director Shareholding

RNS Number:6357K
Hartford Group PLC
01 May 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

AVS NO

        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

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  1.  Name of company                    2.  Name of director



      HARTFORD GROUP PLC                     SC Thomas

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






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




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  7.  Number of      8.  Percentage of   9.  Number of shares/  10.  Percentage of issued class
      shares/amount      issued class        amount of stock
      of stock                               disposed
      acquired

         2,000,000

                                  0.6%



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



     ORDINARY                   0.75p         30 APRIL 2003          30 APRIL 2003
     SHARES

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

                                                                                           12.4%

                           40,839,073


If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.
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 17.  Date of grant                     18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable



 19.  Total amount paid (if any) for    20.  Description of shares or debentures involved: class,
      grant of the option                    number



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


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

                                             URVASHI PAREKH

                                             020 7269 6372


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



      URVASHI PAREKH



Date of notification 1 May 2003
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