Re Agreement

Oxford Catalysts Group PLC 25 July 2006 25th July 2006 OXFORD CATALYSTS GROUP PLC ('Oxford Catalysts' or 'the Company') Development Contract: Steam Oxford Catalysts Group PLC, the leading catalyst innovator for clean fuels, is pleased to announce that it has progressed to a nine-month prototype development program under contract with Proventec PLC ('Proventec'), a provider of specialist steam cleaning technologies. This follows the successful completion of an evaluation phase of the Company's technology by Proventec, pursuant to a contract signed in February 2006. The agreement has a value to Oxford Catalysts of up to £100,000, and provides for future licensing of the Company's technology to Proventec for use in the steam cleaning market. Oxford Catalysts has developed a unique catalytic method for the production of steam directly from a liquid fuel, instantaneously starting from room temperature. This technology dispenses with the need for a boiler, power cables, external heat source or generator in a compact, safe and portable way. Both Oxford Catalysts and Proventec recognise that the Company's technology has direct application in the fast-growing markets for industrial steam cleaning, including street cleaning, food processing, packaging plants and hospitals, enabling mobile applications that are not currently feasible. Roy Lipski, Chief Executive of Oxford Catalysts, said: 'This is a significant step for us as a company, allowing us to further the commercialisation of our steam generation technology. We are delighted to be working with Proventec on applying this technology to the industrial steam cleaning market where it could become an important enabler for mobile and portable steam cleaning applications. This program represents the successful completion of a key milestone in the development of Oxford Catalysts' steam generation technology. It demonstrates our commitment to delivering on our commercialisation strategy that is designed to realise the substantial licensing revenue potential of our broad portfolio of technologies.' David Chestnutt, Chief Executive of Proventec, said: 'We are extremely excited about the commercial potential for this unique method of steam generation. As the leading provider of steam cleaning, we believe that this development will open new markets for use of steam as a cleaning and disinfectant medium. We are pleased to be working with Oxford Catalysts and look forward to bringing this technology to the market.' - Ends - For further information, please contact: Roy Lipski, CEO, Oxford Catalysts 07958 970 855 Megan MacIntyre, KBC Peel Hunt 020 7418 8900 Jonathon Brill, Billy Clegg, Andrew White 020 7831 3113 Financial Dynamics Notes to Editors Oxford Catalysts Group plc, the leading catalyst innovator for clean fuels, designs and develops specialty catalysts for the generation of clean fuels from both conventional fossil fuels and certain renewable sources such as biomass. Its patent-pending technology is the result of 19 years of research at the University of Oxford's prestigious Wolfson Catalysis Centre, headed by Professor Malcolm Green, one of the world's most respected inorganic chemists. Oxford Catalysts was founded by Professor Green and Dr Xiao in October 2004 and was admitted to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange on 26th April 2006, having raised £15m before expenses from a solid base of institutional investors. Oxford Catalysts' strategy is to license its catalysts for commercial application by entering into co-development partnerships with leading manufacturers, producers and suppliers in the petroleum, petrochemicals, fuel cells, biogas, steam applications and catalysis markets. Oxford Catalysts has two key platform technologies. The first is for a novel class of catalysts made from metal carbides which, for certain reactions, can match or exceed the benefits of traditional precious metal catalysts at a lower cost. Applications of these metal-carbide catalysts include the removal of sulphur from crude oil fractions (known as hydro-desulphurisation or HDS), the conversion of natural gas or coal into virtually sulphur-free liquid fuels via the Fischer-Tropsch reaction (known as the GTL and CTL processes respectively), and the transformation of biogas (waste methane) into syngas - the building block of liquid fuels. The second platform relates to chemical reactions involving a liquid fuel containing an alcohol (such as methanol), hydrogen peroxide and water. The company's novel catalyst can be used to release hydrogen gas from this liquid fuel, instantaneously starting from room temperature. This groundbreaking hydrogen-on-demand technology has the potential to significantly accelerate the commercial adoption of fuel cells in the portable and other mobile markets, by providing the much needed source of cheap, safe transportable hydrogen. Another of the company's catalysts can be used to produce superheated steam (800c+) from the above fuel, instantaneously starting from room temperature. Such portable high-temperature steam could have important applications in a broad range of markets, from cleaning and disinfecting, to motive power and electricity generation. www.oxfordcatalysts.com About Proventec Proventec is a specialist and innovative provider of steam cleaning and coatings technologies. The Company was formed as a result of the reverse takeover of InnoCleaning Magma Holdings BV and OspreyDeepClean Limited, a group of fire retardant coatings and specialist steam cleaning businesses, by Flintstone Technologies plc in August 2005. Proventec provides solutions to a number of markets including the food retail and preparation market, hospitality industries, and healthcare which includes hospitals and suppliers of hospital equipment, transport infrastructure, construction materials and consumer products. The cleanings solutions are designed to target and combat the spread of common food bacteria and HAI (Hospital Acquired Infections), including MRSA. www.flintstoneplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

Companies

Velocys plc (VLS)
UK 100

Latest directors dealings