Director Shareholding

RNS Number:9825P
Hacas Group PLC
15 January 2002

                                 HACAS GROUP PLC

                            DIRECTORS' SHARE DEALINGS


Following institutional investor demand for the Company's shares, Julian
Ashby, Derek Joseph, Jeffrey Zitron, Peter Chapman and Richard Wollenberg (all
directors of HACAS Group plc) have agreed to sell 225,000 in aggregate in
order to meet this demand and to improve liquidity in the Company's shares.
These shares were sold on 11 January 2002 at a price of 110.25p each.


The interests of these directors in the share capital of the Company after
completion of these transactions is as follows:


                Number of shares     % of share          Revised     % of share
                            sold        capital     shareholding        capital

Julian Ashby              50,000          0.17%        5,856,725          20.0%
Derek Joseph              50,000          0.17%        5,970,346          20.4%
Jeffrey Zitron            50,000          0.17%        5,856,725          20.0%
Peter Chapman             20,000          0.07%        1,435,057           4.9%
Richard                   55,000          0.19%        1,451,768           5.0%
Wollenberg
                         225,000          0.77%       20,570,621          70.3%



For enquiries contact:

Julian Ashby (Chairman, HACAS Group plc)             020 7609 9491

Oliver Scott (Peel Hunt plc)                         020 7418 8900