KBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES PLC

(the "Company")

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The company announces that on 24 March 2010 Mr Nicholas Philip Stone, Operations and Finance Director of the Company, acquired 135,234 ordinary shares in the Company of 2.5p nominal value ("Shares") through exercise of share options.  No consideration was paid for the Shares.  Mr Stone sold 50,000 Shares at a price of £0.485 per Share in order to partially fund the tax payable upon exercise.

Following the above transactions, Mr Stone is interested in 357,780 Shares, representing approximately 0.63% of the issued share capital of the Company, and holds options over 628,778 Shares.

The percentages shown above are based on the Company's issued share capital of 57,172,217 Shares.

Enquiries:

Janet Ireland, Company Secretary            Tel: 01932 242424

Date of notification: 25 March 2010