Additional Listing

Solitaire Group PLC
20 May 2003



                      Solitaire Group Plc (the 'Company')

                               Additional Listing


The Company announces the exercise of options under the Solitaire Group Approved
Employee Share Option Scheme over 13,250 ordinary shares. The shares were
allotted pursuant to the exercise of these options on 20 May 2003.

Application has been made for 13,250 new ordinary shares of 10p each, which rank
pari passu with existing ordinary shares, to be admitted to trading on the
Alternative Investment Market. Admission will become effective and dealings are
expected to commence at 8.00 a.m. 21 May 2003.






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