Director/PDMR Shareholding

To be embargoed until

                                                         Monday 30 October 2006

                            SURFACE TRANSFORMS PLC                             

                                ("the Company")                                

                             Director Shareholding                             

The Company has been notified that Julio Faria, Executive Director, has today
acquired 100,000 ordinary shares of 1p each at 27.5p per share, equivalent to
0.7 per cent. of the entire issued share capital of the Company, from a former
director of the Company.

Mr Faria has also notified the Company that these shares have been transferred
to Mr Faria's adult son and, consequently, Mr Faria's beneficial holding of
2,326,845 Ordinary Shares, equivalent to 16.58 per cent. of the entire issued
share capital of the Company, remains unchanged.

Enquiries:

Surface Transforms plc                                            0151 472 3733
                                                                               
Kevin Johnson                                                      07802 306956
                                                                               
Kevin D'Silva                                                                  
                                                                               
John East & Partners Limited (Nominated Adviser)                  020 7628 2200
                                                                               
David Worlidge                                                                 
                                                                               
Teather & Greenwood Limited (Broker)                              020 7426 9000
                                                                               
Mark Dickenson                                                    020 7426 9000
                                                                               
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