Director Shareholding

    NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1. Name of company

ADL PLC                                                                        

2. Name of director

DANIEL FERNLEY FRANCIS                                                         

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

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)

DANIEL FERNLEY FRANCIS - 190,000 SHARES                                        
                                                                               
MRS LINDA MORRELL FRANCIS - 10,000 SHARES                                      

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

MARKET PURCHASE                                                                

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

20,000                                                                         

8. Percentage of issued class

0.23%                                                                          

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A                                                                            

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A                                                                            

11. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 5 PENCE EACH                                                

12. Price per share

70 PENCE                                                                       

13. Date of transaction

24/08/2005                                                                     

14. Date company informed

24/08/2005                                                                     

15. Total holding following this notification

200,000                                                                        

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.25%                                                                          

23. Any additional information

N/A                                                                            

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

RICHARD ELLERT - 0113 239 2957                                                 

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

RICHARD ELLERT                                                                 

Date of Notification

24/08/2005                                                                     



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