RNS Number:7289R
East Surrey Holdings PLC
05 November 2003



           East Surrey Holdings plc ("East Surrey" or "the Company")

                               Director's dealing


The Company was informed today that, pursuant to purchases of ordinary shares of
5p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") on 4 November 2003 by the trustee of
the East Surrey Holdings Share Incentive Plan ("the Plan"), Mr. P Holder and Mr.
N Fisher both purchased 40 Ordinary Shares at a price of 317p per share.  In
addition, pursuant to the rules of the Plan, Messrs. Holder and Fisher were both
granted a further 8 Ordinary Shares for nil consideration.  These shares are to
be registered in the name Capita IRG Trustees Limited.   Following these
purchases and grants Mr. Holder has an interest in 108,950 Ordinary Shares and
Mr. Fisher has an interest in 16,533 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately
0.22 per cent. and 0.03 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company respectively.

5 November 2003


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