Issue of Equity

Tristel PLC
12 March 2008



                                  Tristel plc

                          ('Tristel' or 'the Company')


                                Issue of Equity
                              Total Voting Rights


Tristel, the AIM listed provider of infection and contamination control
products, announces that it has raised gross funds of GBP1,000,400 to assist
with its continuing product development programme and for working capital
purposes through the placing of 2,440,000 new Ordinary Shares of 1p each, at a
price of 41 pence per share to institutional investors.

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM and these new shares are expected to be admitted on 18th March 2008.

Following the placing, the Company has 26,882,880 Ordinary Shares in issue, all
of which carry voting rights.  This figure may be used by shareholders of the
Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if
they are required to notify their interest in, or change their interest in, the
ordinary share capital of the Company.


Enquiries:


Paul Swinney, Chief Executive
Tristel plc                                             Tel: [phone]

Graham Webster
Daniel Stewart & Company plc                            Tel: [phone]

Paul McManus
Parkgreen Communications Ltd                            Tel: [phone]







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