Director/PDMR Shareholding

KBC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES PLC

(the "Company")

DIRECTORS' SHAREHOLDINGS

The company announces that on 17 September 2010 the following transactions in ordinary shares in the Company of 2.5p nominal value ("Shares") took place concerning Mr William George Bright, Chief Executive of the Company, and Mr Nicholas Philip Stone, Operations and Finance Director of the Company:

Mr Bright acquired 69,033 Shares through exercise of share options. No consideration was paid for the Shares.

Awards were granted to Mr Bright of 12,686 Shares and to Mr Stone of 13,042 Shares under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan 2006. The awards were granted as nil-cost options. The awards are part of the Company's matching shares plan and will be exercisable, subject to performance conditions, between 17 September 2013 and 16 December 2014. No consideration was paid for the grant of the awards.

Following the above transactions, Mr Bright is interested in 474,865 Shares, representing approximately 0.86% of the issued share capital of the Company, and holds options over 810,424 Shares.

Following the above transactions, Mr Stone is interested in 357,780 Shares, representing approximately 0.65% of the issued share capital of the Company, and holds options over 641,820 Shares.

The percentages shown above are based on the Company's issued share capital of 55,309,638 Shares.

Enquiries:

Janet Ireland, Company Secretary Tel: 01932 242424

Date of notification: 20 September 2010