Grant of Options

Numis Corporation PLC
3 April 2002

                             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                        NUMIS CORPORATION PLC ('NUMIS')

                                GRANT OF OPTIONS


The Board of Numis announces that it has, on 28 March 2002, granted options over
24,000 Numis ordinary shares under its Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme.
This represents 0.16 per cent of the issued ordinary share capital of Numis.
These options are exercisable at a subscription price of 250p after 28 March
2005 but before 28 March 2012.

The ordinary shares referred to in this announcement are the ordinary shares of
25p each in Numis Corporation Plc.

3 April 2002


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