Re: Employee Share Trust

Radstone Technology PLC
5 November 2001


                   Radstone Technology PLC (the 'Company')


The Company was informed today that the Trustees of the Radstone Technology
PLC All Employee Share Owership Plan (the 'Trust'), purchased 5,800 ordinary
shares of 12.5p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of £1.47
per share. Following this purchase the Trust now holds 26,910 Ordinary Shares,
representing 0.11% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.


All employees of the Company, including the executive directors, are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.