RNS Number:2900T
Biotrace International PLC
16 December 2003


                   BIOTRACE INTERNATIONAL PLC (the "Company")

                            Director(s) Shareholding

The Company has been informed that yesterday the following directors of the
Company each purchased ordinary shares of 10p each ("Ordinary Shares") at 112p,
as follows:


Director              Number of     % of Ordinary     Resulting    % holding of
                Ordinary Shares            Shares     beneficial     beneficial
                      purchased         purchased       interest       interest

T. Clements            4,500             0.012           35,833            0.09
Chairman
 
I.R. Johnson           5,000             0.013        2,588,202            6.77
Chief Executive

P.W.J. Morgan          4,000             0.010          169,000            0.44
Finance
Director


16 December 2003



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