RNS Number:9001R
Freeserve PLC
2 October 2000


DIRECTORS' DEALINGS IN SHARES

On 2 October 2000 the Trustee of the Freeserve employee benefit trust
transferred to the undernoted directors of Freeserve plc, for nil consideration,
the number of shares shown below:

John Pluthero          120,000
Nicholas Backhouse      72,000

These shares represent 60% of ten percent of the total number of shares
conditionally awarded on 28 March 2000 under the terms of the Freeserve Long
Term Incentive Plan, in respect of which the relevant vesting period ended on 28
September 2000. The remaining 40% of the directors' entitlements was sold by the
Trustee on 2 October 2000 in satisfaction of the directors' income tax
liability.

The beneficial and family interests of John Pluthero and Nicholas Backhouse in
the shares of Freeserve plc are consequently as follows:

                Unrestricted Shares       Restricted Shares     Share Options

John Pluthero         126,666                 2,466,666            666,666
Nicholas Backhouse     84,067                 1,413,333            466,666

The Trustee of the Freeserve employee benefit trust now holds 6,248,441 ordinary
shares in which the executive directors of Freeserve plc are technically
interested as potential beneficiaries (previously 6,969,271).

John Pluthero is also interested in 69,192 ordinary shares of Dixons Group plc,
Freeserve's parent company.


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