RNS No 2279a
ACATOS & HUTCHESON PLC
4th August 1998


Mr Jim Weir who served as an executive director of Acatos & Hutcheson plc from
1977 until early 1993 and as a non executive director from then to date has
effective from today taken on a new executive role as Executive Deputy Chairman.

Mr Weir is the beneficial owner of 1,241 Ordinary Shares in the company and,
following his executive appointment, has today been granted an option to
purchase 100,000 Ordinary Shares of the company at a price of #2.02 exerciseable
three to seven years after the date of grant under the terms of The A&H Group
Unapproved Share Option Scheme 1996.


                            DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS

1)   NAME OF COMPANY

ACATOS & HUTCHESON PLC

2)   NAME OF DIRECTOR

J WEIR

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
     respect of holding of the Director named in 2 above
     or holding of that person's spouse or children under
     the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

THE DIRECTOR

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than
     one holder, the number of shares held by each of 
     them. (If notified)

N/A

5)   Please state whether notification relates to a
     person(s) connected with the Director named in 2
     above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

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

N/A

8)   ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

9)   Number of shares/amount
     of stock disposed

N/A

10)  ( N/A %)
    of issued Class

11)  Class of security

N/A

12)  Price per share

N/A

13)  Date of transaction

N/A

14)  Date company informed

N/A

15)  Total holding following this notification

N/A

16)  Total percentage holding of issued class following 
     this notification      

N/A

      IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE COMPLETE 
                              THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17)  Date of grant

4th AUGUST 1998

18)  Period during which or date on which exercisable

4 AUGUST 2001 - 3 AUGUST 2005

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

NIL

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

100,000 ORDINARY SHARES

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

#2.02

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

100,000 ORDINARY SHARES

23)  Any additional information

N/A

24)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

A S DUNCAN
0171 418 1532

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

     A S DUNCAN

     Date of Notification.......4th AUGUST 1998..........


END

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