RNS Number:2162K
Fitzhardinge PLC
22 April 2003


                               Fitzhardinge plc
                        ("Fitzhardinge" or "the Company")

                            Directors' interests


The Company's ESOP Trustee (being Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Isle of Man)
Limited as trustee of the employee share ownership plan) granted options
("Options") on 17 April 2003 to executive Directors, as set out below, to
acquire existing ordinary shares of 50p each of Fitzhardinge ("Ordinary Shares")
currently held by the ESOP Trustee, at nil cost, as part of their respective
performance arrangements in respect of the results of the Company for the year
ended 31 December 2002.  The Options are exercisable from 1 May 2004 until 16
April 2013.


Director                           No of Options over Ordinary Shares

David Izett                                      115,000
Andrew Graham                                    45,000
David Hyams                                      15,000
Tom Tidy                                         50,000


Details of the Directors' interests are disclosed in the Company's annual report
and accounts which have been despatched to shareholders.


Press enquiries:

Fitzhardinge plc
Tom Tidy, Finance and Deputy Managing Director
Tel no: 020 7935 4499

22 April 2003



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