Director Shareholding

Auxinet PLC
31 January 2002

Auxinet plc

31 January 2001

The Board of Directors of Auxinet plc, the AIM listed Payment Service Provider,
is to grant up to 483,987 share options over its shares to certain employees of
the group at a price of 26.58p. Of the options being granted, the following have
been issued to Directors: 50,000 to David Bailey and 30,000 to Nick Temple.
David Bailey has in turn surrendered existing options to acquire 234,003 shares
at 345.8p which were issued on 8 March 2000.

Taking into account the above as well as options which have recently lapsed or
being exercised, outstanding options exist in respect to 2,612,104 shares.


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