Issue of Share Options

Surface Transforms PLC
15 September 2005


                                                To be embargoed until 2.00 pm on
                                                              15 September, 2005

                             Surface Transforms plc
                    ('Surface Transforms' or 'the Company')

                             Issue of Share Options

As part of Surface Transforms' long term incentive plan for management, the
Company announces that it has granted, in aggregate, 504,000 options over
ordinary shares to certain executive directors and senior management of the
Company . Options granted to executive directors are as follows:

Dr Kevin Johnson, Managing Director                          180,000 options
Dr Geoff Gould, Sales and Marketing Director                  29,000 options

The options have been granted under the Company's Enterprise Management
Incentive Scheme at an exercise price of 40 pence per share, representing a
premium of 45.5 per cent. over the closing middle market price of 27.5 pence on
14 September, 2005, and are exercisable at any time between 15 September, 2008
and 15 September, 2015.

For enquiries:

Surface Transforms plc
Kevin D'Silva Johannah Stretton                                   07802 306956
                                                                  01928 735868
John East & Partners Limited

Simon Clements                                                   020 7628 2200




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