Director/PDMR Shareholding

Matchtech Group PLC
28 March 2008

MATCHTECH GROUP ('the Company')

28 March 2008

The Matchtech Group plc Share Incentive Plan ('SIP')

The Company announces the purchase on 28 March 2008, of 1,029 ordinary shares 
of 1p each in the Company ('Shares') by Matchtech Engineering Limited ('the
Trustee'), at a price of £3.02 pence per Share, for the purpose of satisfying
the purchase of Shares by eligible employees (including executive directors)
under the SIP for the current month. The SIP has been approved by HM Revenue &
Customs as a share incentive plan under Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 2000.

Following this transaction the Trustee will hold 113,429 Shares, all of which
are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of the SIP.

The beneficial ownership of the shares awarded under the matching element of 
the SIP will pass to Paul Raine, Tony Dyer and Adrian Gunn in three years time
subject to continued employment and the retention of the underlying shares
purchased on their behalf.

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