Director Shareholding

Screen PLC
12 February 2004


For Immediate Release                                        12th February 2004


                     Screen plc ('Screen' or 'the Company')
                      Grant of Share Options to Directors


Screen, a leading provider of advanced security and communication systems,
announces that on 10th February 2004, the Company granted, in aggregate, options
over 500,000 ordinary shares in the Company to Directors of the Company as
described below:

Name of Director    Number  Option scheme  Exercise price   Exercise period

Christopher        250,000   Enterprise      9 pence       10/2/2007 to 9/2/2014
Langridge                    Management
                             Incentive
                             scheme

David Mills        25,000    Option          9 pence       10/2/2007 to 9/2/2014
                             Agreement



Following these grants the Company has a total of 6,436,855 ordinary shares
under option, which represents 9.84 per cent of the Company's existing issued
ordinary share capital.


Contacts:

Screen Plc
Andrew Lane, Chief Financial Officer
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