Number of AIM securities in issue

The Company’s issued share capital consists of 8,910,090 ordinary shares with a nominal value of 25 pence each (“Ordinary Shares”), each share having equal voting rights.

The Company holds 4,010 ordinary shares in Treasury.  The number of ordinary shares with voting rights in issue excluding Treasury shares is 8,906,080. 

As of 21 January 2008 the Company had been notified, in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, of the following shareholdings amounting to 3% or more of the ordinary share capital of the Company:

S J Dannatt 9.67%
D B Rankin 9.67%
R F Littleboy 5.75%
D J L King 3.82%
Noble Fund Managers 8.87%
Hargreave Hale Limited 3.04%
Close Brothers AIM VCT 3.53%

In accordance with the AIM Rules (Rule 26), in so far as the Company is aware, the percentage of the Company’s issued share capital that is not in public hands is 27.07%. This percentage comprises the holdings of:

• S J Dannatt, D B Rankin, R F Littleboy and J Waters, who are the only directors and officers that currently hold shares in Optimisa plc
• C Campbell, C A Irving, D Irving, N Spicer, I M Sparham and P Nola as Directors of companies owned by Optimisa plc
• S M Littleboy, C Littleboy, S A Littleboy and A Falcone as family of R F Littleboy