Director Shareholding

Eurolink Managed Services PLC
17 September 2003

Eurolink Managed Services plc ('the Company') - Grant of options to directors

On the day following the appointments of George Kynoch and Keith Chapman to the
Board of the Company on 11 September 2003, the Company granted to each of the
newly appointed directors options over 50,000 ordinary shares in the Company at
an exercise price of 28p per share. A further 50,000 options will be granted to
each of the new directors following the announcement of the Company's results
for the year ending 31 March 2004. The exercise price for this second grant will
be based on the share price of the Company on the five days preceding that
grant. All options are exercisable between three and five years. No
consideration has, nor will be, paid.

Enquiries should be made to:

Keith Molineux
Finance Director
Eurolink Managed Services plc
Queen Square House
15 Queen Square
Brighton BN1 3FD
Tel: [phone]

17 September 2003


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