Alpha Airports Group - Directors Shareholding

RNS No 8504d
ALPHA AIRPORTS GROUP PLC
30th October 1997

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) NAME OF COMPANY
ALPHA Airports Group plc

2) NAME OF DIRECTOR
Sir Hugh Bidwell

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
respect of holding of the director named in 2 above or holding
of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in
respect of a non-beneficial interest
Sir Hugh Bidwell

4) Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
Sir Hugh Bidwell

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s)
connected with the director named in 2 above and identify the
connected person(s)
Sir Hugh Bidwell

6) Please state the nature of the transaction.  For PEP
transactions please indicate whether general/single co PEP and
if discretionary/non discretionary
Beneficial Purchase

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
5,000

8) (     .     %) of issued Class
0.003%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-

10) (     .     %) of issued Class
-

11) Class of security
Ordinary

12) Price per share
82p

13) Date of transaction
30th October 1997

14) Date company informed
30th October 1997

15) Total holding following this notification
16,138

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
0.01%

 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 any) for grant of the option


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class,
number.


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication
that price is to be fixed at time of exercise


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options
held following this notification


23) Any additional information


24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Nigel Lowe
Tel : [phone]

25) Name and signature of authorised company official
responsible for making this notification
Nigel Lowe
ALPHA Airports Group Plc

Date of Notification
30th October 1997


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