Director Shareholding

PayPoint PLC
18 February 2005


18 February 2005

                          PayPoint plc ('the Company')

As a result of transactions on 18 February 2005 by the PayPoint plc Share
Incentive Plan (an Inland Revenue approved all employee share purchase plan),
the executive directors of the Company have the following interests as a result
of their personal participation in the Plan:-


              Partnership Shares    Matching Shares      Total number of
              purchased on 18       awarded on 18        Partnership and
              February 2005 at      February 2005 at     Matching Shares held on
              £2.52 per share       £2.52 per share      18 February 2005

Dominic Taylor      50                   50                   404

Tim Watkin-Rees     50                   50                   404

George Earle        50                   50                   404


In accordance with the rules of the Plan these directors have been awarded the
Matching Shares on the basis of one Matching Share for each Partnership Share.

The beneficial ownership of the Matching Shares will pass to the directors in
three years time subject to continued employment and the retention of the
underlying Partnership Shares.


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