Issue of Options

Surface Transforms PLC
05 April 2005


                                                 To be embargoed until 7.00am on

                                                                   5 April, 2005

                                                                                

                                                                                

                             Surface Transforms plc                             
                    ('Surface Transforms' or 'the Company')                     

                                                                               
                             Issue of Share Options                             

                                                                              
On 13 January, 2005 the Company announced the appointment of Mr Kevin Johnson as
Operations Director and Mr Antoni Sznerch as Business Development Director.

At the time of their appointment they were entitled to receive options to
subscribe for ordinary shares.

Consequently, on 4 April, 2005, the Company granted Mr Johnson and Mr Sznerch
options over 50,000 and 35,000 ordinary shares, respectively.

The options have been granted under the Company's Enterprise Management
Incentive ('EMI') Scheme at an exercise price of 50 pence per share,
representing a premium of 29.9 per cent. over the closing middle market price on
4 April, 2005, and are exercisable at any time between 5 April, 2008 and 5
April, 2015.

 

For enquiries:

 
Surface Transforms plc                                                          
Johannah Stretton                                                01928 735868  
Kevin D'Silva                                                    07802 306956  

Gresham PR                                                                      
Neil Boom                                                        020 7404 9000  

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Simon Clements                                                   020 7628 2200  

 



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