Director Shareholding

Screen PLC
1 March 2001

Screen Plc (the'Company')


Grant of Share Options to Directors

Screen Plc, the provider of advanced security and communication systems,
announces that following shareholder approval of the unapproved share option
scheme at the Extraordinary General Meeting ('EGM') held on 21 February 2001,
on 27 February 2001 the Company granted ordinary share options to the
following Directors of the Company:

             Name                   Number              Exercise Price
Owen Williams                      209,095                 105 pence
Michael Williams                   109,095                 105 pence
James Shand                        109,095                 105 pence
                                   427,285

The options can be exercised between 1 January 2003 and 21 January 2011.

As previously indicated in the Result of the EGM announcement on 21 January
2001, RNS Number 3190Z, ordinary share options were granted on 27 February
2001 to the two non-executive directors, Mr Ian Taylor and Mr Charles Hughes,
details as follows:

            Name                  Number               Exercise Price
Ian Taylor                       400,000                  105 pence
Charles Hughes                   200,000                  105 pence
                                 600,000


1 March 2001