Additional Listing and Dealing by Director

Lawrence plc Additional Listing and Dealing by Director Lawrence plc (the "Company" or "Lawrence") announces that certain former employees of Lawrence have acquired in total 467,520 Lawrence ordinary shares as a result of the exercise of options under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme. Accordingly, application has been made for these shares to be admitted to trading to AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on 2 February 2005. The new ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company. Following this allotment, the total issued share capital of the Company will increase to 30,929,927 ordinary shares. These 462,520 ordinary shares, together with 63,000 ordinary shares owned by Mike Brent, Managing Director, have been bought by institutional investors at 350p to satisfy institutional demand. Following this sale, Mr Brent holds 98,000 ordinary shares representing 0.32 per cent. of the enlarged issued share capital. 27 January 2005