Director/PDMR Shareholding

Company         Image Scan Holdings PLC
TIDM            IGE
Headline        Director Dealings
Released        6 October 2006
Reference       Directors share options

IMAGE SCAN HOLDINGS PLC - HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

Granting of Share Options

Image Scan Holdings PLC (AIM: IGE) announces today that following the Board Meeting of 25th September 2006, Mr Nicholas
Fox, Dr Simon Godber, Mrs Louise George and Mr Robin Higgons, all being directors of the Company, have each been issued
100,000 share options under the "Image Scan Enterprise Management Incentives Share Option Plan".

Under the terms of the "Image Scan Enterprise Management Incentives Share Option Plan", the share options can not be
exercised before the 2nd October 2009 and will expire after 1st October 2016. The exercise price is £0.1825 (18.25
pence).

Name            No. of options granted      Existing options    Existing shares

Nicholas Fox    100,000                     80,000  (1)         2,486,621
Dr Simon Godber 100,000                     160,000 (2)         71,428
Louise George   100,000                     90,000  (3)         100,000
Robin Higgons   100,000                     80,000  (4)         nil

The share options were issued as part of the annual appraisal process following recommendations to the Board.  A further
260,000 share options have been issued to staff members.

Chairman Peter Woods commented: "The Company is making very sound progress supported by excellent staff loyalty and
commitment. The EMI option scheme plays an important role in attracting and encouraging this commitment."

Notes
1.      On 30th September 2005 Mr Nicholas Fox was granted 80,000 share options with an exercise price of 15p.
2.      On 4th May 2000 Dr Simon Godber was granted 50,000 share options with an exercise price of 25p.  On 1st May 2001 he
was granted 10,000 share options with an exercise price of 50p.  On 14th March 2003 he was granted 20,000 share options
with an exercise price of 51.5p.  On 30th September 2005 he was granted 80,000 share options with an exercise price of
15p.
3.      On 14th March 2003 Mrs Louise George was granted 10,000 share options with an exercise price of 51.5p.  On 30th
September 2005 she was granted 80,000 share options with an exercise price of 15p.
4.      On 1st July 2006 Mr Robin Higgons was granted 80,000 share options with an exercise price of 24p.

For further information, please contact:

Image Scan Holdings plc         Tel: [phone]
Nicholas Fox, CEO               [e-mail]

The Palmer & Rose Partnership       Tel: [phone]
Gerry Palmer                    [e-mail]

KBC Peel Hunt                   Tel: [phone]
Nick Maslen                     [e-mail]

About Image Scan Holdings plc
Image Scan Holdings plc (AIM: IGE) is focused on the development and commercialisation of market leading real-time 3D
and 2D x-ray solutions for use in the global industrial and security inspection markets. The company's industrial
inspection solutions include the MDXi unit and the X-line systems.  The security portfolio includes a unique 3D baggage
inspection system for airport security and TPXi, a portable bomb and suspect package detection system.

For further company information, please visit www.ish.co.uk - and for product information, please visit www.3dx-ray.com.
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