Director Shareholding

RNS Number:8834J
Biotrace International PLC
10 April 2003

                   Biotrace International Plc ("the Company")

                            Directors' Shareholding

The Company today announces that awards of options over ordinary shares of 10p
in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were made on 9 April 2003 at an exercise
price of #1.04 to the following Directors under the Approved Scheme and the
Unapproved Scheme:


Director:                                                              I.R. Johnson
Options awarded under the Unapproved Scheme:                           124,711
Options awarded under the Approved Scheme:                             28,846
Period of exercise under the Unapproved Scheme:                        09/04/06 and 08/04/10
Period of exercise under the Approved Scheme:                          09/04/06 and 08/04/13

The total number of Ordinary Shares over which I.R. Johnson holds options
following this notification is 293,557.


Director:                                                              P.W.J. Morgan
Options awarded under the Unapproved Scheme:                           15,000
Period of exercise under the Unapproved Scheme:                        09/04/06 and 08/04/10

The total number of Ordinary Shares over which P.W.J. Morgan holds options
following this notification is 250,000.


The option awards announced today are subject to performance targets relating to
the Company's earnings per share growth. These targets must be met or exceeded
before these options may be exercised.

10 April 2003







For further information

Peter Morgan, Biotrace International Plc     01656 641 400

Matt Wood, Evolution Beeson Gregory     020 7488 4040


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