RNS Number:3777K
Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC
25 April 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1.      Name of Company

Southampton Leisure Holdings PLC

2.      Name of Director

Andrew Cowen

3.      Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As in 2 above

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

10,000 - Andrew Cowen
46,615 -  Arbuthnot Latham a/c 600453A

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

Purchase of Ordinary Shares

7.      Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

10,000 shares

8.      Percentage of issued class

0.03%

9.      Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/a

10.  Percentage of issued class

N/a

11.  Class of security

Ordinary shares of 5pence each

12.  Price per share

35.5 pence

13.  Date of transaction

24th April 2003

14.  Date company informed

24th April 2003

15.  Total holding following this notification

46,615 shares

16.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.2%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17.  Date of grant

N/a

18.  Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/a

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

N/a

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

N/a

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

N/a

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

N/a

23.  Any additional information

N/a

24.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr Andrew Cowen 087 0220 0000

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

Mr Andrew Cowen. Managing Director



Date of Notification: 25th April 2003


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