Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares, etc.

Hansom Group PLC 26 July 2000 THE HANSOM GROUP PLC ('the Company') Exercise of Options Dealings by Director Section 198 Companies Act 1985 Disclosure Mr J P Mervis, former chairman of the Company, has today exercised an option granted to him under the Company's share option scheme over 2,000,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company at the exercise price of 5.5p per share. Application will be made for these shares to be admitted to AIM. The Company was informed on 26th July 2000 of the following dealings by one of its Directors which took place on 26th July for settlement on 9th August 2000. Nature of No of Price per Resultant Resultant % of Name Transaction Ordinary Shares share Holding share capital ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J P Mervis Sold 4,491,172 21.5p 1,000,000 2.36% The Company was notified on 26th July 2000 that, as result of a purchase on 26th July 2000, of 2,491,172 Ordinary Shares of the Company, Alasdair Locke has an interest in 4,652,104 Ordinary Shares amounting to 11.0% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. The Company was notified on 26th July 2000, that, as a result of a purchase on 26th July 2000 of 2,000,000 Ordinary shares of the Company, Edinburgh Fund Managers have an interest in 4,155,000 Ordinary Shares amounting to 9.82% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.