Grant of New Options

Volvere PLC 16 April 2004 16 April 2004 VOLVERE PLC (the 'Company') GRANT OF NEW OPTIONS On 13 April 2004 the Board of Volvere plc granted options over 31,000 ordinary shares to David Buchler, a Non-executive Director of the Company. These options will be exercisable at a price of £1.875 per share and vest as follows: 8 December 2004 10,334 options 8 December 2005 10,334 options 8 December 2006 10,332 options The option period is 10 years from 13 April 2004. END. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange