4 January 2010

                      BIOCOMPATIBLES INTERNATIONAL PLC  
                     (the `Company' or `Biocompatibles')                               

             BIOCOMPATIBLES INTERNATIONAL PLC SHARE INCENTIVE PLAN             
                       VESTING OF AWARDS OF FREE SHARES                        

Biocompatibles International plc announces that on 2 January 2010 the following
executive directors became unconditionally entitled to the following number of
ordinary shares of 21 53/94 pence under the all-employee Biocompatibles
International Share Incentive Plan ("SIP") as summarised below:

Executive Director              Number of shares vesting under SIP    
                                                                               
Crispin Simon                                           2,000                  
Ian Ardill                                              2,000                  
Peter Stratford                                         2,000                 
John Sylvester                                          2,000                  

The shares so vesting were under awards of "free shares" made under the SIP on
2 January 2007.

No consideration was paid by the individual for the maturity of their "free
shares".

This notification is made in accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1).

Biocompatibles International plc was notified by the above individuals of the
above transactions on 4 January 2010.

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Contact:
Biocompatibles                             Tel: +44 (0)1257 732706

Ian Ardill, Finance Director
Sari Evetts, Assistant Company Secretary