Exercise of Options

Worthington Nicholls Group plc
22 January 2007




                         Worthington Nicholls Group plc

                                ('the Company')

                              EXERCISE OF OPTIONS


Following the exercise of options by Corporate Synergy Plc, the Company today
applied for 650,000 ordinary shares of 1p each to be admitted to AIM. Admission
is expected to take place on 25 January 2007.


                                    --ENDS--



For more information:

Enquiries:



Worthington Nicholls                                    0870 609 1829
Mark Worthington, Chief Executive
David Levis, Corporate Director


Corporate Synergy                                       020 7448 4400
Romil Patel/Rhod Cruwys



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