Statement re Grant of Options to Directors

18 March, 2010

BIOQUELL PLC

Grant of options to Directors

BIOQUELL PLC ("BIOQUELL") (LSE: BQE) announces that Nicholas Adams, Chief Executive of BIOQUELL, and Mark Bodeker, Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director, have been awarded options ("Options"), with vesting pre-conditions, over ordinary BIOQUELL shares with an exercise price of 155p.

Mr Adams has been awarded 262,500 Options. Mr Bodeker has been awarded 231,000 Options.

In order for the Options to vest BIOQUELL has to report earnings per share growth of RPI + 7.5% per annum for three years.

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