Director Shareholding

Radstone Technology PLC
8 August 2001

                   Radstone Technology PLC (the 'Company')




The Company was informed today that the Trustees of the Radstone Technology
PLC All Employee Share Owership Plan (the 'Trust'), have today purchased 3,391
ordinary shares of 12.5p each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of
£2.39 per share. Following this purchase the Trust now holds 11,883 Ordinary
Shares, representing 0.05% of the issued ordinary share capital of the
Company.


All employees of the Company, including the executive directors, are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust.