RNS Number:1602O
Abacus Group PLC
30 July 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS
AVS NO


        All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.           Name of company                     2.     Name of director

             ABACUS GROUP PLC                           GRAHAM McBETH

3.           Please state whether notification   4.     Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder,
             indicates that it is in respect of         the number of shares held by each of them (if notified)
             holding of the shareholder named in
             2 above or in respect of a
             non-beneficial interest or in the
             case of an individual holder if it         AS 2 ABOVE
             is a holding of that person's
             spouse or children under the age of
             18 or in respect of an
             non-beneficial interest

             AS 2 ABOVE

5.           Please state whether notification   6.     Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
             relates to a person(s) connected           please indicate whether general/single
             with the director named in 2 above         co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary /non discretionary
             and identify the connected person
             (s)                                        EXERCISE OF OPTIONS AT 97.5P AND SALE OF SHARES

             AS 2 ABOVE

7.           Number of     8.       Percentage   9.     Number of shares/amount of 10.       Percentage of issued class
             shares/amount          of issued           stock disposed
             of stock               class
             acquired                                   75,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF
                                                        5P EACH                              0.18%






11.    Class of      12.      Price per    13.                Date of       14.              Date company informed
       security               share                           transaction
                                                                                             30 July 2003
       ORDINARY 5P            220P                            30 July 2003
       SHARES

15.          Total holding following this        16.                 Total percentage holding of issued class following
             notification                                            this notification

             17,500 ORDINARY 5p SHARES                               0.04%
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the following boxes.

17.          Date of grant                       18.    Period during which or date on which exercisable


19.          Total amount paid (if any) for      20.    Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number
             grant of the option


21.          Exercise price (if fixed at time of 22.    Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
             grant) or indication that price is         following this notification
             to be fixed at time of exercise

23.          Any additional information          24.    Name of contact and telephone number for queries



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

             GAVIN VAN DER PANT
Date of notification 30 JULY 2003




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