Investor Relations

RNS Number:2118K

Portmeirion Group PLC

24 March 2005





                                  SCHEDULE 11



          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



1) Name of company



PORTMEIRION GROUP PLC



2) Name of directors



L.F. BRYAN

B.W.J. PHILLIPS

A.W. RALLEY



3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 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 is a holding of that person's

spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial

interest



4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the

number of shares held by each of them (if notified)



5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected

with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)



6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions

please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non

discretionary



GRANT OF SHARE OPTIONS



7) Number of shares/amount of

stock acquired



8) Percentage of issued class



9) Number of shares/amount

of stock disposed



10) Percentage of issued class



11) Class of security



12) Price per share



13) Date of transaction



14) Date company informed



15) Total holding following this notification



16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the

following boxes



17) Date of grant



24TH MARCH 2005



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



24TH MARCH 2008 - 24TH MARCH 2009



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



NIL



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number



ORDINARY 5P SHARES



L.F. BRYAN 150,000

B.W.J. PHILLIPS 150,000

A.W. RALLEY 150,000



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price

is to be fixed at time of exercise



167.5P PER SHARE



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held

following this notification



L.F. BRYAN 220,000

B.W.J. PHILLIPS 200,000

A.W. RALLEY 220,000



23) Any additional information

THE OPTIONS GRANTED ON 24 MARCH 2005 ARE NORMALLY ONLY EXERCISEABLE IF THE

EARNINGS PER SHARE OF THE GROUP FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2007 IS MORE

THAN 15% HIGHER THAN THE AVERAGE OF THE EARNINGS PER SHARE FIGURES FOR THE YEARS

ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001, 31 DECEMBER 2002 AND 31 DECEMBER 2003.



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries



BRETT PHILLIPS, COMPANY SECRETARY - 01782 744721



25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for

making this notification



Date of Notification 24TH MARCH 2005