RNS Number:9365K
Scipher PLC
09 May 2003


                          Scipher plc (the "Company")

                            Directors' Shareholdings


The Company was notified on 8 May 2003 of the following directors' interests in
the Company's ordinary 1p shares ("Ordinary Shares"):


Phillip Stern has a beneficial interest in 76,182 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 0.07 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Of this holding
10,692 Ordinary Shares are held in a trust, of which Mr Stern is a trustee, for
the benefit of his children.


Benjamin duPont has a beneficial interest in 108,260 Ordinary Shares, which
represents 0.10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.


In addition, Mr Stern and Mr duPont have been granted the following options over
Ordinary Shares for nil consideration:

Director   Number of         Date of        Exercise period *    Total number of
           options           grant                                  options held
                                                                      after this
                                                                  notification

Mr Stern             6,683    03.02.2000   03.02.2003 -
                                           03.02.2010
                    15,504    15.03.2001   15.03.2004 -
                                           15.03.2011
                    23,256    24.07.2001   24.07.2004 -
                                           24.07.2011
                    19,380    23.04.2002   23.04.2005 -
                                           23.04.2012
                     6,683    15.11.2002   15.11.2005 -
                                           15.11.2012
                                                                        71,505
Mr                   6,683    03.02.2000   03.02.2003 -
duPont                                     03.02.2010
                    15,504    15.03.2001   15.03.2004 -
                                           15.03.2011
                    23,256    24.07.2001   24.07.2004 -
                                           24.07.2011
                    19,380    23.04.2002   23.04.2005 -
                                           23.04.2012
                     6,683    15.11.2002   15.11.2005 -
                                           15.11.2012
                                                                        71,505

*          Under the terms of the option scheme some of the options listed above
will become exerciseable prior to the exercise dates set out above and further
announcements will be made as and when they are required.


The options set out above were originally granted to Mr Stern and Mr duPont
under the terms of the Amended and Restated yet2.com Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive
Plan. They became options over Ordinary Shares following the Company's
acquisition of yet2.com Inc. in December 2002. The exercise price of all the
options listed above will be fixed at the time of exercise.


9 May 2003






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