Veos PLC
2 July 2001


2nd July 2001



PRESS RELEASE



VEOS CONTRACTS WITH WELLBEING.COM FOR ONLINE SUPPLY OF THE OVES CONTRACEPTIVE
                                     CAP



Veos plc has signed a contract with Digital Wellbeing Ltd, operators of the
website at  www.wellbeing.com  dedicated to providing health and beauty
information and products.  Wellbeing.com will be linked to Veos' own product
website at www.oves.com and will fulfil orders from consumers for the new Oves
contraceptive cap which was launched through Boots The Chemists in March 2001.



Peggy Czyzak-Dannenbaum, Veos' Chief Executive, commented:



'We are very pleased to have secured distribution through Wellbeing, which
represents a further step in our strategy to raise awareness of the Oves cap.
Increasing numbers of consumers appear willing to purchase contraceptive and
other health products over the web and it is important that our customers have
convenient access to supplies of Oves.'



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For more information contact:


Peggy Czyzak-Dannenbaum
CEO, Veos plc                                     020 7960 6066

David Simonson
Merlin Financial                                  020 7606 1244




Information on Veos plc:



Veos is the women's sexual and reproductive healthcare company, listed on AIM
in December 1999. In March 2001, Veos launched Oves, an innovation in women's
barrier contraception, over the counter through Boots The Chemists. Oves is a
disposable cervical cap, made from medical-grade silicone, and marketed as '
the long weekend contraceptive' because it can be left in place for 72 hours.



Further information on Veos plc is available at www.veos.com and on Oves at
www.oves.com.



Information on Wellbeing.com:



The Boots Company plc and Granada Media plc formed a joint venture in October
2000, creating an internet and broadband company designed to be Britain's
leading digital business for health, beauty and wellbeing.



The website at www.wellbeing.com, launched in March 2001, provides information
and advice to help customers make their health and beauty purchasing
decisions. The website is complemented by the TV channel, providing a mix of
entertainment and informative programming, including health news and expert
advice from specialists across all areas of wellbeing.  Wellbeing.com reports
over 500,000 visitors to the website in the first 6 weeks since launch and
over 150,000 users registered to date.