Issue of Equity

PURE WAFER PLC

(AIM: PUR)

Issue of Equity

Pure Wafer plc ("Pure Wafer" or "the Company"), the provider of high quality silicon wafer reclaim services for many of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers as an integral part of their cost control programmes, announces that it has issued and allotted 500,000 ordinary shares of 2 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") following the exercise of options under the Company's Enterprise Management Incentive Share Option Scheme.

Accordingly, application has been made for the 500,000 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on or about 8.00 a.m. on 3 February 2012 ("Admission").

In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR 5.6.1R) the Company hereby notifies the market that immediately following Admission its issued share capital will consist of 126,902,693 Ordinary Shares. The Company does not hold any shares in treasury. Shareholders may use these figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.