Notice of EGM

Symphony Plastic Technologies PLC
21 August 2002


For Immediate Release                                Wednesday, 21 August 2002


                       SYMPHONY PLASTIC TECHNOLOGIES PLC


                 Convening of an Extraordinary General Meeting

                                    ('EGM')


The Board of Symphony Plastic Technologies plc ('Symphony' or 'the Company') has
today sent a circular to shareholders  convening an EGM on 16 September 2002 at
10am for the purpose, amongst others, of giving the Directors authority to allot
up to 12,000,000 new ordinary shares in consideration for cash or securities
during the next 12 months.



For further information please contact:

Ian Bristow                                              Tel:  [phone]
Finance Director, Symphony



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