Additional Listing

Character Group PLC 02 March 2004 The Character Group plc Application has today been made for a total of 5,000,000 ordinary shares of 5p each (the 'Shares') to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's market for listed securities by way of a Block Listing. The Shares may, subject to satisfaction of any applicable performance conditions, be issued and allotted in connection with the due exercise of options granted under the Company's 1995 Approved Share Option Scheme (2,000,000 Shares), its 1997 Unapproved Share Option Scheme (1,750,000 Shares) and its Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Scheme (1,250,000 Shares). The Shares will, upon issue, rank parri passu with the then existing ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company, including in relation to dividends where the relevant record date falls on or after the relevant date of allotment. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange