Additional Listing

API Group PLC
08 March 2005


API Gloup plc (the 'Company')

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority ('UKLA') and the London
Stock Exchange for the listing of 125,000 ordinary shares of 25p each fully paid
('Ordinary Shares'), to trade on the London Stock Exchange and be admitted to
the Official List of the UKLA. It is expected that admission of these Ordinary
Shares will become effective on 11 March 2005. These Ordinary Shares will rank
pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary Shares of the Company.

These Ordinary Shares are to be issued as a result of the exercise of 45,112
options under the Company Approved Share Option Plan and the exercise of 79,888
options under the Company Unapproved Share Option Plan. All these options were
exercised at 66.5p per ordinary share

David Walton, Chief Executive, API Group plc                 020 7653 3300


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