Director Shareholding

Goodwin PLC 10 May 2005 GOODWIN PLC ('the Company') DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS The Company received notification on 9th May 2005 of the following transactions in which Mr. J. W. Goodwin and Mr R S Goodwin, directors of the Company, are interested. The purchase on 6th May 2005 of 4,060 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company by J. M. Securities (No. 3) Ltd., a company in which J. W. Goodwin and R. S. Goodwin are interested from the Goodwin family trust 'The J. W. Goodwin Children's Trust' of which J. W. Goodwin is a trustee on trusts in favour of his children. The purchase on 6th May 2005 of 4,060 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company by J. M. Securities (No. 3) Ltd., a company in which J. W. Goodwin and R. S. Goodwin are interested from R. S. Goodwin. The transactions were off-market for an arm's length consideration of £3.45 per share. Mr. J. W. Goodwin and Mr R. S. Goodwin are deemed to be acting in concert and their total beneficial and non-beneficial holdings following these transactions are as detailed below: Shareholder Shares % R S Goodwin ('RSG') 272,122 3.78 beneficial (RSG) J W Goodwin ('JWG') 150,868 2.10 beneficial (unchanged) (JWG) J M Securities Ltd 1,757,653 24.41 beneficial (unchanged) (RSG & JWG) J M Securities (No. 3) 1,113,182 15.46 beneficial (RSG & JWG) Ltd John Goodwin Grandsons 295,530 4.10 non-beneficial (unchanged) (RSG A Trust JWG) J W Goodwin Childrens 239,027 3.32 non-beneficial (JWG) Trust TOTAL 3,828,382 53.17 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange BKDCPD