Directors Dealings

Billington Holdings Plc

("The Company" or "Billington")

Issue of Options

Directors Dealings

The Company confirms today that, it has today granted options to directors as set out below:

Mark Smith

The Company has granted to Mark Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the Company an option pursuant to the Rules of the Tax Advantaged Plan to acquire 9,917 of Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company, at an exercise price of £3.025p per share ("RTAP Options"). In addition, the Company today has granted to Mark Smith, an option pursuant to the Rules of the Non Tax Advantaged Plan to acquire 25,000 of Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company at an exercise price of £1.65p per share ("Non-RTAP Options").

Mark Smith is directly interested in 5,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.039% of the Company and holds total options over 34,917 Ordinary Shares in the Company.

Trevor Taylor

The Company has granted to Trevor Taylor, Finance Director of the Company an option pursuant to the Rules of the Tax Advantaged Plan to acquire 9,917 of Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company, at an exercise price pf £3.025p per share ("RTAP Options"). In addition, the Company today has granted to Trevor Taylor, an option pursuant to the Rules of the Non Tax Advantaged Plan to acquire 25,000 of Ordinary Shares of £0.10 each in the Company at an exercise price of £1.65p per share ("Non-RTAP Options")

Trevor Taylor is directly interested in 6,000 Ordinary Shares representing 0.046% of the Company and holds total options over 34,917 Ordinary Shares in the Company.

Both the RTAP Options and Non-RTAP Options can be exercised at any time between the third anniversary and tenth anniversary of the Option, subject to remaining employed in the Company and otherwise at the discretion of the Board

It is currently intended that the exercise of these options will be satisfied by the issue of shares from the Billington Employee Share Option Trust.

For further information, please contact:

Billington Holdings Plc Tel: 01226 340666

Mark Smith

Trevor Taylor

W H Ireland Limited Tel: 0161 819 8875

Katy Mitchell

Blytheweigh Tel: 020 7138 3204

Tim Blythe Mob: 07816 924626

Wendy Haowei Mob: 07595 908886

Fergus Lane Mob: 07712 25 2569