Director Shareholding

Screen PLC
29 January 2001

Screen Plc - Grant of share options to directors

Screen Plc is pleased to announce the grant today of the following share
options

to certain of its directors under the tax efficient Enterprise Management
Incentive plan:

Name                 Number of Ordinary Shares             Exercise Price
Owen Williams        909,045                               11 pence
Michael Williams     909,045                               11 pence
James Shand          909,045                               11 pence



Other share options have been granted today to other key employees totaling

1,800,000 ordinary shares also at an exercise price of 11 pence.



29 January 2001