RNS Number:5296K
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC
29 April 2003

29th April 2003

                              DIRECTORS' DEALINGS


               Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc ("the Company")


The Company confirms that on 28th April 2003 it granted the following options
over ordinary shares of 30 pence each to directors in the Company under the
Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Sharesave Scheme at an exercise price of 150.4p
per share.

Anthony Graham Potter - an option over 10,920 ordinary shares in the Company
exercisable between 1 July 2008 - 31 December 2008.

David Fraser Thomas - an option over 6283 ordinary shares in the Company
exercisable between 1 July 2006 - 31 December 2006.

The following options under the Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Sharesave Scheme
lapsed:

Anthony Graham Potter - an option over 5,667 ordinary shares in the Company
exercisable between 1 July 2007 - 31 December 2007 at an exercise price of 292p
per share.

The total number of shares over which options are held following this
notification is as follows:

Anthony Graham Potter - 488,514

David Fraser Thomas - 330,637


                                      ENDS

Enquires to:

Catherine Sutton
Deputy Company Secretary
Milllennium & Copthorne Hotels plc - telephone 020 7872 2458


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