RNS Number:2200S
Earthport PLC
18 November 2003




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         18 November 2003



                  EARTHPORT PLC ("earthport" or the "Company")


The Board of earthport announces that it has issued the following new ordinary
shares of 2.5 p per share (New Ordinary Shares), fully paid, which will rank
pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares in issue: 800,000
New Ordinary Shares to Java Services, which will take their total holding to
15,522,805 ordinary shares, representing 3.95% to the Company's issued share
capital; and 1,200,000 New Ordinary Shares to another investor . These New
Ordinary Shares were allotted on 10 November 2003.


In addition, the following have been issued: 114,284 New Ordinary Shares to four
employees. These New Ordinary Shares were allotted on 19 September 2003, but of
this total only the weighted average number of shares, that is 88,924, will
commence trading on 19 November 2003. Application will also be made for the
balance, that is 25,360, to be admitted to trading.





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