RNS Number:1802K
M.L. Laboratories PLC
17 April 2003

ML Laboratories PLC ("the Company")

Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

The Company granted options today to the following Directors at 14.75p per share
as set out on the schedule below.

 Director                          Number of Options       Date on which          Number of Options held after
                                        Granted             Exercisable                         grant

R N Boyes                               381,254           17 April 2006                        907,728

D S Davies                              353,579           17 April 2006                        648,569

P J Shennan                             645,620           17 April 2006                      1,320,168

S W Sim                               1,015,282           17 April 2006                      2,233,483


ML Laboratories PLC

Steve Bailey

01925 844700

17 April 2003


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