RNS Number:5372I
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC
10 March 2003


10th March 2003

                              DIRECTORS' DEALINGS

               Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ("the Company")


The Company was informed today that on 10 March 2003 Millennium & Copthorne
Shares Trustees Limited as Trustee for the Millennium & Copthorne 1997
Employees' Share Ownership Plan Trust (the "ESOP") purchased the following
ordinary shares of 30 pence in the Company:

50,761 ordinary shares for the beneficial interest of John Wilson
10,152  ordinary shares for the beneficial interest of Anthony Graham Potter
10,152 ordinary shares for the beneficial interest of David Fraser Thomas

All shares were purchased at a price of 197p per share.  The shares will be held
in trust for a period of two years.

In accordance with schedule 13 of the Companies Act 1985, all the Executive
Directors are taken to hold a technical interest in the total number of ordinary
shares of 30 pence each held in the ESOP.  This totals 71,065 ordinary shares.

The Company has also granted the following options over ordinary shares of 30
pence each in the Company to directors on 10 March 2003 under the Millennium &
Copthorne Hotels plc 2003 Executive Share Option Scheme at an exercise price of
193.5p per share.  The options are exercisable between 10 March 2006 and 9 March
2013 subject to the achievement of performance conditions:

John Wilson - an option over 516,795 ordinary shares in the Company.  The total
number of shares over which options are held following this notification is
922,742.

Anthony Graham Potter - an option over 305,860 ordinary shares in the Company.
The total number of shares over which options are held following this
notification is 483,261.

David Fraser Thomas - an option over 170,542 ordinary shares in the Company.
The total number of shares over which options are held following this
notification is 324,354.

Wong Hong Ren - an option over 124,031 ordinary shares in the Company.  The
total number of shares over which options are held following this notification
is 277,115.

                                      ENDS

Enquiries to:

Catherine Sutton
Deputy Company Secretary
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc                    Tel. 020 7872 2458



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