Director Shareholding

Xaar PLC
29 March 2001

Notification of interests of directors and connected persons


Name of Director       Gordon MacLeod
                       Finance Director

This announcement discloses the interests in the share capital of Xaar plc ('the
company') by Gordon MacLeod, Finance Director, by way of share options in the
company.  All options were granted to Mr MacLeod prior to his appointment as a
Director of Xaar plc on 27 March 2001. Mr MacLeod has no other beneficial or
non-beneficial interests in the shares of the company.
 
Date      Number   Earliest  Expiry   Excer-  Amount  Type    Other
of        of       date of   date     cise    paid    of      Details
grant     options  exercise           price   for     shares
                                              Option
                                                           
20-Oct-98 48,380  20-Oct-01 20-Oct-08 62p     Nil   10p Ord  Approved options
                                                             under Xaar plc 1997

                                                             Share Option Scheme
20-Oct-98  1,620  20-Oct-01 20-Oct-05 62p     Nil   10p Ord  Unapproved options
                                                             under Xaar plc 1997
                                                             Share Option Scheme
16-Nov-98 11,625  01-Dec-01 31-May-02 50p     Nil   10p Ord  Share Save Options
17-Nov-99  4,211  01-Dec-02 31-May-03 92p     Nil   10p Ord  Share Save Options
16-Feb-01 200,000 16-Feb-04 16-Feb-08 160p    Nil   10p Ord  Unapproved options 
                                                             under Xaar plc 1997
                                                             Share Option Scheme

Total shares under option        265,836

Contact for further details:     Name and signature of authorised official
                                 responsible for this notification:

Gordon MacLeod
Finance Director
Xaar plc

Phone - 01223 437 281            G N MacLeod, Director
                                   29-Mar-01