600 Group PLC
20 February 2008


                                                                20 February 2008

                                The 600 Group Plc
                         ('600 Group' or the 'Company')

                        Director and PDMR Shareholdings

The Company announces that in accordance with DTR3.1.4R that it has been 
informed that the following Director has acquired ordinary shares of 25p each in 
the Company as follows:

Director         Number of        Date     Price per     Subsequent     Percentage               
                  shares       purchased     share       beneficial      of issued
                                                           holding     share capital
                                                                         following 
                                                                         purchase     

Martin Temple     20,000       19/02/2008     41.5p         20,000         0.03%


Enquiries:

The 600 Group PLC                                Telephone:  0113 277 6100
Andrew Dick, Group Chief Executive
Martyn Wakeman, Group Finance Director

Hudson Sandler                                   Telephone:  020 7796 4133
Wendy Baker

Notes to Editors:

The 600 Group PLC is an international group, manufacturing and marketing machine
tools, machine tool accessories,  lasers and other engineering products.

The Group operate from some 30 locations world-wide and sell its products around
the world. Its international marketing  and distribution network handles both
Group products and those of other manufacturers.

Website: www.600group.com



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