May 3, 2005

Share Option Grant

Press Releases

Share Option Grant

Forbidden Technologies plc ("the Company") announces that on 29 April 2005 under the Companys Unapproved Share Option Scheme, the following Directors were granted the below noted number of options to subscribe for ordinary shares in the Company all at the exercise price of 22p per share option (being the closing mid-market price on 29 April 2005).

The options may normally be exercised between the third and tenth anniversary of the date grant.

Director

Number of options granted

Vic Steel

100,000

Greg Hirst

75,000

David Main

20,000