Director Shareholding

Holders Technology PLC
27 April 2004

Holders Technology plc announces the Company has granted options over 25,000
ordinary shares in the Company to Jim Shawyer, Group Finance Director, under the
Company's Employees Share Option Scheme No. 1. The options were granted on 26
April 2004 and may be exercised at 80.5p per share between three and six years
from the date they were granted.


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