RNS Number:5428J
Hereward Ventures PLC
02 April 2003

2 April 2003



                             HEREWARD VENTURES plc



                         DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS





Hereward Ventures plc ("the Company") announces that on 2 April 2003 certain of
its Directors notified the Company of the purchase of an aggregate of 275,000
shares at a price of 4p per share. Details of these share purchases and the
direct holdings of each Director concerned are as follows:


Name                    Date of dealing    Shares purchased    Percentage      Revised number of   Percentage
                                                                               shares held         interest
                                                               interest
Peter Bolt              2/4/03             125,000             0.13%           125,000             0.13%

David Bramhill          2/4/03             75,000              0.08%           750,100             0.8%

Joseph O'Farrell        2/4/03             75,000              0.08%           1,825,000           1.9%







For more information please contact:
David Bramhill                                       Leesa Peters/Cindy Dennis

Hereward Ventures plc                                Capital PR

+ 44 (0) 117 957 3666                                + 44 (0) 20 7618 7889

+ 44 (0) 780 154 0358                                + 44 (0) 781 215 9885

email office@hereward.com

www.hereward.com


Laurie Beevers/David Youngman                        John Robertson/Robert Lo

W. H. Ireland Limited                                Nabarro Wells & Co. Limited

+ 44 (0) 161 832 2174                                + 44 (0) 20 7710 7400






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