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	Announcement Details
	Company   Plasmon PLC TIDM   PLM Headline   Director Shareholding Released   13:45 24 Jul 2001 RNS Number   3973H
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RNS Number:3973H
Plasmon PLC
24 July 2001

                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

PLASMON PLC

2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

TIMOTHY ARTHUR

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 an non-beneficial interest

AS 2 ABOVE

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

TAKE UP OF OPEN OFFER

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

16,386

8)   (0.03%)
    of issued Class



9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

-

10)  (   - %)
    of issued Class

-

11) Class of security

5P ORDINARY

12) Price per share

83P

13) Date of transaction

24.7.01

14) Date company informed

24.7.01

15) Total holding following this notification

131,092

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.26%

     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 grant of the option



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



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



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



23) Any additional information

51,054,957 SHARES IN ISSUE FOLLOWING PLACING & OPEN OFFER

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

TIMOTHY ARTHUR
01763 261466

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

    Date of Notification  24 JULY 2001                               


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