Grant of Options

Synchronica PLC
23 December 2005



For immediate release, 23 December 2005



                                  Synchronica plc


                         ("Synchronica" or "the Company")


                            Grant of Options to Directors


London, 23 December 2005 - Synchronica, an international developer and provider
of mobile device management and synchronisation solutions, announces that it has
offered options to all Synchronica employees under the Company's Enterprise
Management Incentive Plan (the "Share Option Plan"),


The following options were granted to directors: David Wickham, Chairman
Designate, - 200,000 options, Carsten Brinkschulte, Chief Executive Officer, -
400,000 options and Terry Page, Chief Operating Officer, - 200,000 options.


All of the employee and Director option awards have an exercise price of 27p,
being the average of the closing mid-market price of the Company's shares for
the three days preceding the awards and carry the following additional
conditions regarding the exercise of these options:


   • The options may be exercised in total after the third anniversary of the
     award date, 21 December 2005 (the "Award date"), if the prevailing share
     price in the Stock Market exceeds 60p (the "Threshold Price") or

   • Option holders may exercise, cumulatively, one third of their total
     award on or after the first, second and third anniversary of the Award Date
     provided the prevailing share price in the Stock Market exceeds the
     Threshold Price.


The awards are part of Synchronica's planned incentivisation of its management
and staff following the restructuring announced earlier this year.

Commenting on the awards, Carsten Brinkschulte, CEO of Synchronica, said," In
order to succeed in global markets, we need all members of the team to be well
motivated. These awards provide us with the mechanism to tie individual
performance to the creation of value for all shareholders."

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For more information please visit www.synchronica.com or contact:

Carsten Brinkschulte                         Nicole Meissner, CMO
Synchronica plc                              Synchronica plc
Tel: [phone]                        Tel: [phone]

Simon Hudson / Clemmie Carr
Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]


Notes to Editors


About Synchronica plc


Synchronica focuses on SyncML synchronisation and device management solutions
for mobile operators, device manufacturers, and enterprises. The Company offers
a complete SyncML product portfolio ranging from data synchronisation (DS) to
device management (DM) and firmware update over-the-air (FOTA). Synchronica has
a strong track record in the SyncML space, including the launch of the world's
first SyncML DM FOTA server with a leading European device manufacturer. The
Synchronica SyncML Gateway provides over-the-air synchronisation of
SyncML-enabled mobile phones with corporate Microsoft Exchange servers.


Headquartered in the UK with offices in Berlin and Washington D.C. Synchronica
is a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange. More information is
available at www.synchronica.com



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