Director Shareholding

microgen

Information Management Solutions

www.microgen.co.uk

10 November 2003

Microgen plc announces that, on 7 November 2003, as the offer for M.M.T.
Computing plc had been declared unconditional in all respects, awards of
options over Ordinary Shares of 5p each were made to the following Directors
under the Microgen 1999 Executive Share Option Scheme:

Director: MS Phillips

Number of Shares: 75,000

Exercise price in pence: 42.5p

Date of Grant: 7 November 2003

Period of Exercise: 7 November 2006 to 7 November 2013

Total Number of Shares over which

Options held following this notification: 512,145

Director: D Sherriff

Number of Shares: 75,000

Exercise price in pence: 42.5p

Date of Grant: 7 November 2003

Period of Exercise: 7 November 2006 to 7 November 2013

Total Number of Shares over which

Options held following this notification: 350,000

Following the approval by shareholders at the Company's EGM held on 5 November
2003 and as the offer for M.M.T. Computing plc has been declared unconditional
in all respects, MR Ratcliffe has been awarded 500,000 options over Ordinary
Shares of 5p each under the Microgen 1999 Executive Share Option Scheme as
follows:

Exercise price in pence: 42.5p

Date of Grant: 7 November 2003

Period of Exercise: 7 November 2006 to 7 November 2013

Total Number of Shares over which

Options held following this notification: 1,500,000

The exercise of those options by the Directors stated above is subject to the
performance criteria previously disclosed to shareholders by means of the
Circular dated 13 October 2003 which convened the EGM referred to above.

If you require further information please contact:

G.E. Liddle, Company Secretary [phone]