Director Shareholding

Forbidden Technologies PLC
08 May 2003

                         Forbidden Technologies plc

Forbidden Technologies plc ('the Company') announces that on Thursday 8 May 2003
under the Company's Unapproved and Approved Share Option Schemes, the following
Directors were granted the below noted number of options to subscribe for
ordinary shares in the Company all at the exercise price of 31p per share option
(being the closing mid-market price 7 May 2003). The options may normally be
exercised between the third and tenth anniversary of the date of grant.

8th May 2003


Director                                   Number of Options Granted

Vic Steel                            100,000  Unapproved Share Option Scheme

Greg Hirst                            25,000  Approved Share Option Scheme
                                      15,000  Unapproved Share Option Scheme






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