Additional Listing

Artisan (UK) PLC
6 February 2001

                               Artisan (UK) plc

                              Additional Listing

Application has today been made for admission of 463,348 new ordinary shares
of 0.5p each in the Company to trading on the Alternative Investment Market.
These shares have been issued pursuant to the issue of notices under Section
430 of the Companies Act 1985 in relation to the successful offer for
Bickerton which completed last year. The shares will rank pari passu with the
existing ordinary shares of the Company. Dealings are expected to commence in
the new ordinary shares on 9 February 2001.