Additional Listing

Solitaire Group PLC
29 June 2006


                              Solitaire Group plc
                         ('Solitaire' or the 'Company')

                               Additional Listing

Solitaire today announces that options over 1,000 new ordinary shares of 10
pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') have been exercised at a price of
200p per share pursuant to the Solitaire Group Approved Employee Share Option
Scheme.

The Company has made an application to London Stock Exchange plc for the 1,000
new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and trading is expected to
comment at 8.00 a.m. on 5 July 2006.

Additional Information

In accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the
Company confirms that, following the exercise of these options, Solitaire's
issued share capital consisted of 5,000,667 Ordinary Shares.

The ISIN for the Company's Ordinary Shares is GB0001580066.

Enquiries:

Solitaire Group plc                                    020 8449 6125
Chris Burton, Finance Director


KBC Peel Hunt Ltd                                      020 7418 8900
David Anderson




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