Pursuant to the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme, options over 300,000 Ordinary Shares of 5 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”) have been exercised at a price of 85.5 pence per Ordinary Share.

Accordingly, on 12 April 2005 the Board of the Company allotted 300,000 Ordinary Shares to a former employee of the Company.

Application has been made to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (“AIM”) for the admission to trading of these 300,000 Ordinary Shares.  These shares rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares and dealings are expected to commence on 19 April 2005 on AIM.

12 April 2005

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Regal Tel: 020 7408 9500
Roger Phillips, Finance Director 

 
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Bobby Morse