Watts,Blake,Bearne - Directors Shareholding

RNS No 0458d
WATTS BLAKE BEARNE & CO PLC


NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) NAME OF COMPANY

Watts Blake Bearne & Co PLC

2) NAME OF DIRECTOR

Graham Bernard Lawson

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  

Graham Bernard Lawson

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

Graham Bernard Lawson

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

Graham Bernard Lawson

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

Purchase

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

250

8) (0    .%) of issued Class

-

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10) (     .     %) of issued Class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

12) Price per share

390p

13) Date of transaction

6th May 1998

14) Date company informed

6th May 1998

15) Total holding following this notification 

4,855

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

-

 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

W.J.C. Watts Esq
Telephone : [phone]

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

W.J.C. Watts Esq.
Watts Blake Bearne & Co PLC

Date of Notification

6th May 1998

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