Re NMT & Premier

NMT Group PLC
26 September 2000

                                       
                                 NMT GROUP PLC
                                       
              AWARDED FIRST COMMERCIAL CONTRACT FROM PREMIER INC.
                                       
NMT  Group  PLC  ('NMT'), the manufacturer of retractable devices  to  prevent
needlestick  injury,  announces that its subsidiary, New  Medical  Technology,
Inc.,  has  been awarded its first commercial contract from Premier Purchasing
Partners,  L.P., ('Premier'), the largest group purchasing organisation  (GPO)
in the US.

The  two-year contract follows a fifteen-month evaluation of NMT's 3cc  safety
syringe,  which  allowed both designated and interested member  hospitals  the
opportunity to evaluate the products in their own care units.  The product has
been   chosen   along  with  two  other  safety  products   from   Retractable
Technologies,  Inc. and Safety Medical Supply International.   The  three  new
suppliers of safety products were evaluated against the yardsticks of  meeting
an  unmet need, delivering a full value benefit and providing opportunity  for
improvement.   Becton Dickinson previously enjoyed a sole-source contract  for
needles  and  syringes with Premier and remain a supplier on  the  new  multi-
source contract.

The  potential value of the total contract for all four companies could be  in
excess of $100 million over the duration of the agreement.

Premier serves approximately 1,900 hospitals and healthcare systems across the
country.   The agreement puts New Medical Technology on the approved  list  of
suppliers to Premiers' members, affiliated hospitals and healthcare facilities
in the US.

Roy Smith, Chief Executive Officer of NMT, said:

'The award of this commercial should deliver significant revenues to the Group
and  represents the achievement of one of the first key milestones we outlined
in our new business plan earlier this year.'

                                                                     
Enquiries:

NMT Group PLC                                       Today:     0207 831 3113
Roy Smith, Chief Executive Officer                  Thereafter:01506 445000
Tony Fletcher, Chief Operating Officer, Finance Director

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