Placing

Screen PLC 9 January 2002 Screen Plc ISSUE OF 734,309 SHARES In conjunction with its acquisition of Joyce-Loebl Group Ltd, announced on 24 December 2001, Screen Plc, a leading provider of advanced security and communication systems, announces that it has issued and allotted 734,309 new ordinary shares of 1p each in a placing at 55p per share to raise £403,870 before expenses. Application will be made for the new ordinary shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. In addition to the 3,869,964 new ordinary shares admitted to trading on AIM on 31 December 2001 this brings the total number of new ordinary shares placed in conjunction with the acquisition of Joyce-Loebl Group Ltd to 4,604,273, raising a total £2,532,350 before expenses. For further details please contact: James Shand (Finance Director) on 01628 820011 Paul McManus, Binns & Co PR Ltd on 020 7786 9600