RNS No 7516j
TIBBETT & BRITTEN GROUP PLC

                            DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY

TIBBETT & BRITTEN GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

JOHN A. HARVEY

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

DIRECTOR

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

HOLDING FOLLOWING SHARES ACQUIRED NOW NOTIFIED
J.A. HARVEY         2,196,213           BENEFICIAL
J.A. HARVEY (FT A/C)  636,945           NON-BENEFICIAL

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

7,692 SHARES ACQUIRED FOLLOWING UNCONDITIONAL OFFER FOR ADL BY TIBBETT & BRITTEN
GROUP PLC 
MR. HARVEY HELD 100,000 SHARES IN ADL THESE WERE CONVERTED AT 13:1 RATIO

7)   Number of shares/amount of
     stock acquired

7,692

8)   (0.017%)
    of issued Class

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

N/A

10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

11)  Class of security

ORDINARY 5 PENCE

12)  Price per share

EFFECTIVE PRICE 620.5P

13)  Date of transaction

ALLOTTED 04.06.97 SHARE CERTIFICATE ISSUED 25.06.97

14)  Date company informed

27.06.97

15)  Total holding following this notification

                    2,196,213           BENEFICIAL
                      636,945           NON-BENEFICIAL
                    ---------
TOTAL               2,833,158

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following 
     this notification      

TOTAL 6.36%

      IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE 
                              THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant

N/A

18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19)  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A

23)  Any additional information

N/A

24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

C.R. FROOMBERG  0181 367 9955


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

     Date of Notification...30.06.97.....................


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