Shepherd Neame Ltd - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Shepherd Neame Limited
22 January 2008



Shepherd Neame Limited

The following "A" Share transactions are reported:

                                             
Name                                      George Harold Abbott Barnes
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Transferred Out
Number Transferred Out:                   100
Date of Transaction:                      15 January 2008
Price:                                    Nil Value
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Beneficial
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          0.15%

Date of Notification:                     5 November 2007
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Options Exercised and Shares Acquired
Number Bought:                            225
Date of Transaction:                      2 January 2008
Market Price at Date of Exercise:         £16.15
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Beneficial
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          0.15%

Name                                      Jonathan Beale Neame
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Sold
Number Sold:                              1,000
Date of Transaction:                      17 December 2007
Price:                                    16.00
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Legal
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          0.96%

Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Sold
Number Sold:                              1,655
Date of Transaction:                      17 December 2007
Price:                                    £16.35
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Legal
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          0.96%

Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Sold
Number Sold:                              2,429
Date of Transaction:                      15 January 2008
Price:                                    £15.88
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Legal
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          0.94%


Name                                      Randall Lewis Nicol
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Transferred Out
Number Transferred Out:                   16,000
Date of Transaction:                      18 December 2007
Price:                                    Nil Value
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Legal
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          2.97%

Name                                      Ian Jefferson Dixon
Date of Notification:                     12 November 2007
Class of Shares:                          "A" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Transferred into own name from Share Scheme
Number Transferred:                       2,904
Date of Transaction:                      12 November 2007
Market Price at Exercise Date:            £16.1250
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Beneficial
Resulting % of Class "A" Shares:          0.09%


The following "B" Share transactions are reported:

Name:                                     George Harold Abbott Barnes
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "B" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Bought
Number Bought:                            250
Date of Transaction:                      9 January 2008
Price:                                    £1.00 per share
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Beneficial
Resulting % of Class "B" Shares:          0.08%

Name:                                     Oliver William Abbott Barnes
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "B" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Bought
Number Bought:                            2,050
Date of Transaction:                      9 January 2008
Price:                                    £1.00 per share
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Beneficial
Resulting % of Class "B" Shares:          0.90%

Name                                      Jonathan Beale Neame
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "B" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Bought
Number Bought:                            4,300
Date of Transaction:                      9 January 2008
Price:                                    £1.00
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Legal
Resulting % of Class "B" Shares:          1.15%

Name                                      Randall Lewis Nicol
Date of Notification:                     9 January 2008
Class of Shares:                          "B" Ordinary
Whether shares bought or sold:            Bought
Number Bought:                            2,000
Date of Transaction:                      9 January 2008
Price:                                    £1.00
Whether Interest Legal or Beneficial:     Beneficial
Resulting % of Class "B" Shares:          0.55%

Shepherd Neame Limited "B" Ordinary Shares, each with a nominal value of 2p, are
not traded on any exchange and transfers can only take place between direct
descendants of Percy Beale Neame and in accordance with the Company's Articles
of Association.

There are currently 68,000,000 "B" Ordinary Shares in issue and the transaction
above forms part of a sale of 10,000 "B" shares at £1.00 each, approved by the
Board on 28 November 2007.

The Directors of Shepherd Neame Limited accept responsibility for this
announcement.




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