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MATCHTECH GROUP PLC
4 June 2008
EXERCISE OF OPTIONS
Application has been made for the admission to trading on AIM of 90,202 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares"), pursuant to the exercise of options under the Company's EMI Share Option Scheme. Included within this figure are options exercised by certain Directors, as follows:
| Director | Options exercised | Exercise date | Exercise price (p) | Resultant interest in Shares* | % at Admission |
| Anthony Dyer | 1,817 | 2 June 2008 | 146 | 260,000 | 1.12% |
| Adrian Gunn | 1,651 | 2 June 2008 | 146 | 403,838 | 1.74% |
| Paul Raine | 2,064 | 2 June 2008 | 146 | 1,834,778 | 7.91% |
* excludes interests held within the Matchtech Group plc Share Incentive Plan
The Shares will rank pari passu in all respects with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares, and admission ("Admission") is expected to occur on 10 June 2008.
TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS
Following Admission, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 23,208,737 ordinary shares with voting rights. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. This figure of 23,208,737 ordinary shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
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