RNS Number:3926Q
Minerva PLC
1 October 2003

                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:        MINERVA PLC

2. NAME OF SCHEME:         MINERVA PLC 1996 APPROVED SHARE OPTION SCHEME



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM: 1 APRIL 2003    TO:  30 SEPTEMBER 2003



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:           97,442 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED     NIL
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ 97,442 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH
   ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)     23/10/00 100,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
  (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 29/03/01  40,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
  ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF 
   ADMISSION:


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.   

                                 160,193,213 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:             IVAN EZEKIEL
TELEPHONE:        020 7535 1000




                    BLOCKLISTING SIX MONTHLY REVIEW


1. NAME OF COMPANY:        MINERVA PLC

2. NAME OF SCHEME:         MINERVA PLC 1996 UNAPPROVED SHARE OPTION SCHEME



3. PERIOD OF RETURN:     FROM: 1 APRIL 2003    TO:  30 SEPTEMBER 2003



4. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARES(S)
   (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITY)
   NOT ISSUED UNDER SCHEME
   AT END OF THE LAST PERIOD:          767,946 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH



5. NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED/ALLOTTED     NIL
   UNDER SCHEME DURING PERIOD:



6. BALANCE UNDER SCHEME NOT YET ISSUED/ 767,946 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH
   ALLOTTED AT END OF PERIOD:



7. NUMBER AND CLASS OF SHARE(S)     23/10/00 500,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
  (AMOUNT OF STOCK/DEBT SECURITIES) 29/03/01 560,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH
  ORIGINALLY LISTED AND THE DATE OF 
   ADMISSION:


PLEASE CONFIRM TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES IN ISSUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
IN ORDER FOR US TO UPDATE OUR RECORDS.   

                                 160,193,213 ORDINARY SHARES OF 25 PENCE EACH

CONTACT FOR QUERIES

NAME:             IVAN EZEKIEL
TELEPHONE:        020 7535 1000







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