Director Shareholding

Mission Testing PLC
13 March 2002


                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

MISSION TESTING PLC


2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

CARL THOMPSON


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
    non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder
    if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the
    age of 18 or in respect of an non-beneficial interest

AS IN 2 ABOVE


4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)

CARL THOMPSON


5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

AS IN 2 ABOVE


6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

GRANT OF OPTIONS


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

N/A


8)   (N/A %)
     of issued Class



9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

N/A


10)  ( N/A %)
     of issued Class



11) Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 10P EACH


12) Price per share

N/A


13) Date of transaction

N/A


14) Date company informed

N/A


15) Total holding following this notification

N/A


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A


     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant

6 MARCH 2002


18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

6/3/03 - 6/3/05


19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.

100,000 ORDINARY SHARES


21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

82.5P


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

100,000


23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

CARL THOMPSON
01293 457123


25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification     13/3/2002


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