RNS Number:5146Q
Minerva PLC
3 October 2003

Letter to RNS 

Disclosure of interests in shares

In discharge of the obligation imposed on us by paragraph 16.13 of the Listing
Rules in conjunction with section 325(3) of the companies Act 1985, we hereby
give you notice that on 2 October 2003 those directors listed below were granted
options to subscribe for ordinary shares of 25 pence each of Minerva plc,
("Ordinary Shares") under the Minerva plc 2001 Discretionary Share Option Scheme
("the Scheme") as set out opposite their names.

The options are exercisable, subject to the satisfaction of performance targets,
for a period commencing three years from the date of grant until the date
falling ten years from the date of grant. The options were granted for nil
consideration.

The options granted under the Scheme were:

                                                              Unapproved Part
 
Sir David Garrard                                                  283,464
Andrew Rosenfeld                                                   283,464
Paul Coster                                                        162,729

The exercise price in each case is 190.5 pence per Ordinary Share.


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