EGM Statement

Screen PLC
24 January 2005


                           Screen plc ('the Company')

                               Results of EGM

Further to the announcement made by the Company on 16 December 2004 and the
circular sent to shareholders on 21 December 2004, the Company is pleased to
announce that all of the resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General
Meeting of the Company, held at 10.00am today, were duly passed. Admission of
the Placing Shares to AIM is expected to become effective on 28 January 2005.

One of the resolutions passed at today's meeting was to change the name of the
Company to Petards Group Plc.


ENDS

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