RNS Number:3103Q
Xansa PLC
30 September 2003

TO:     Regulatory News Service
        The London Stock Exchange





Re:  Xansa plc Scrip Dividend





Xansa plc (the "Company") announces that 3,554,809 ordinary shares of 5 pence
each ("Ordinary Shares") have been admitted to the Official List and dealings
commenced on Tuesday, 30 September 2003.  These Ordinary Shares have been issued
as a result of elections received pursuant to the Company's scrip dividend offer
in respect of the final dividend for the year ending 30 April 2003.  These
Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing issued Ordinary
Shares.



The Company further announces that it received notification on 30 September 2003
that the following executive and non-executive directors were allocated Ordinary
Shares having elected to participate in the scrip dividend offer at 89.2 pence
per Ordinary Share.



Mr P R Gill  487 Ordinary Shares increasing his beneficial and non-beneficial
interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares to 22,081;

Professor N Hood: 398 Ordinary Shares increasing his beneficialand non-
beneficial interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares to 22,067; and

Mr D M Thomas:  254 Ordinary Shares increasing his beneficial and non-beneficial
interests in the Company's Ordinary Shares to 10,671.






30 September 2003


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