Director Shareholding

PayPoint PLC
14 June 2005




14th June 2005

PayPoint plc


PayPoint plc announces that on 13th June 2005, in accordance with the rules of
the PayPoint plc Deferred Share Bonus Plan (the 'DSB'), the following Executive
Directors purchased ordinary shares in the Company and the Remuneration
Committee has granted the following conditional share awards:-



Director                 Bonus Shares Purchased   Matching Share Awards

Dominic Taylor            11,944                      20,243

George Earle              10,451                      17,713

Tim Watkin-Rees           8,361                       14,170


Under the rules of the DSB, the Executive Directors have invested 50% of their
bonus (after the deduction of tax) relating to the financial year ending 31st
March 2005 in ordinary shares of the Company ('Bonus Shares'). The Bonus Shares
were purchased on 13th June 2005 at a price per share of £2.47.


In addition, the DSB provides for the Company to allocate one Matching Share,
subject to certain conditions, for every Bonus Share that would have been
purchased if the gross bonus deferred had been invested in shares. The release
of the Matching Share awards are subject to minimum earnings per share growth of
the Company of RPI + 3% p.a. in respect of the three year period from the date
of grant and that each participant retains his or her Bonus Shares for three
years (in the case of the awards detailed here, until 13th June 2008). The
Matching Shares were allocated on 13th June 2005 at a price per share of £2.47.


PayPoint plc also announces that the Remuneration Committee has granted the
following conditional share awards to the Executive Directors under the
Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 'LTIP').


In accordance with the rules of the LTIP, LTIP awards were granted on 13th June
2005 at a price of £2.495 per share (the closing share price on the preceding
dealing day) as follows:



Director                                  LTIP Award

Dominic Taylor                            103,407

George Earle                              73,747

Tim Watkin-Rees                           61,723


The release of awards to participants under the Long Term Incentive Plan are
dependent upon the Total Shareholder Return performance of the Company relative
to its comparator group measured over a three year period from the date of
grant.




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