Milestone for Page-wide InkJet Printing Technology

XAAR PLC
28 October 1999


                         XAAR PLC
                               
    KEY MILESTONE FOR PAGE-WIDE INK JET PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

Xaar plc ('Xaar'), the ink jet printing technology group based
in  Cambridge, announces that Agfa-Gevaert ('Agfa') has agreed
to  make its first milestone payment under the joint agreement
for  the  commercial development of digital printing  machines
using Xaars page-wide ink jet printing technology.


Graham Wylie, Chief Executive of Xaar said :

'This payment has been triggered by the demonstration to  Agfa
of  our  first  prototype page-wide  printhead.   This  is  an
important  milestone  in the development  programme,  although
much  work remains to be done by all those involved to  ensure
that further milestones are also met on schedule.'


Graham Wylie, Chief Executive or Jonathan Lowe,
Finance Director at  Xaar on :                     01223-423663

Steve  Liebmann or Lisa Baderoon  at  Buchanan
Communications on :                               0171-466 5000