RNS Number:7904Q
Ottakar's PLC
10 October 2003

OTTAKAR'S PLC

10 October 2003

Ottakar's Plc ("the Company")

Directors shareholding and exercise of options

The Company has applied to the UK Listing Authority for 210,661 ordinary shares
of 5p each, to be admitted to the Official List, and to trading on the London
Stock Exchange.  Of these 137,463 ordinary shares were issued pursuant to the
exercise of share options on 17 September 2003, 67,694 ordinary shares were
issued pursuant to the exercise of share options on 6 October 2003 and 5,504
ordinary shares were issued pursuant to the exercise of share options on 9
October 2003. These shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary
shares of the Company and dealings are expected to commence on 15 October 2003.


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