Carisbrooke Shipping - Directors Shareholding

RNS No 3744h
CARISBROOKE SHIPPING PLC

                            DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     CARISBROOKE SHIPPING PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR
     
     DAVID JOHN POULTON

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

     HOLDING BY SPOUSE

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

     MRS CHERYL POULTON

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

     NOTIFICATION RELATES TO HOLDING BY SPOUSE

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

     OPEN MARKET TRANSACTION

7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

     10,000

8)   (0.099%)
    of issued Class

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

11)  Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES OF 50P

12)  Price per share

     38P

13)  Date of transaction
     
     22 DECEMBER 1998

14)  Date company informed

     22 DECEMBER 1998

15)  Total holding following this notification

     27,103

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following 
     this notification      

     0.267%

      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

     NICOLA CALEY   [phone]

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

     Date of Notification....22 DECEMBER 1998


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