Solid State Regulatory News (SOLI)

6 August 2014

SOLID STATE PLC

(AIM: SSP.L)

Director / PDMR Shareholding

Solid State plc ("Solid State" or "the Company"), the AIM listed supplier of industrial/ruggedised computers, specialist electronic components and battery power solutions to the electronics market, announces that it has issued and allotted 100,884 ordinary shares of 5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the exercise of share options under the Company's Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme.

Of these 41,626 have been issued to Gary Marsh (Chief Executive), 40,861 have been issued to John Lavery (Director) and the balance of 18,397 have been issued to John Macmichael (Director) all at an exercise price of 5 pence.

Accordingly, application has been made for the 100,884 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on or about 8.00 a.m. on 12 August 2014 ("Admission").

Further to this exercise, Gary Marsh's, John Lavery's and John Macmichael's revised holdings in the Company will be 553,439, 479,827 and 160,493 shares respectively, representing approximately 6.6%, 5.8% and 1.9% respectively of the enlarged share capital.

In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) the Company hereby notifies the market that immediately following Admission its issued share capital will consist of 8,331,606 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Shareholders may use these figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.