RNS Number:4904Q
Antisoma PLC
02 October 2003


Antisoma plc
Company share option plan grants

London, UK, 2 October 2003: Pursuant to Part A and Part B of the Antisoma plc
Company Share Option Plan, Antisoma plc ("Antisoma") yesterday granted options
over ordinary shares of 1 pence each to Directors, senior executives and other
employees at an exercise price of 38.17 pence per share as follows:

Director/senior executive                          Number of shares under option
Glyn Edwards                                       418,359
Raymond Spencer                                    182,556
Nigel Courtenay-Luck                               182,556
Miroslav Ravic                                     200,812

Other employees were granted options over a total of 929,520 shares.

Options will normally become exercisable for a seven year period commencing on 1
October 2006, subject to fulfilment of certain performance and other conditions.

Mr Edwards and Mr Spencer, as directors, notified Antisoma of their respective
interests in these shares on 1 October 2003.


Enquiries

Antisoma plc
Raymond Spencer, Chief Financial Officer                Tel: +44 (0)20 8799 8200


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