Arena Leisure PLC
09 May 2008



ARENA LEISURE PLC (THE 'COMPANY')


Grant of Shares under Long Term Incentive Plan ('LTIP')

The Company announces that on 8 May 2008 an award over 338,983 ordinary shares
in the Company was granted to Tony Harris (Finance Director) based on a share
price of 41.3p per share; the latter being the average mid market closing price
of the Company's shares over the preceding five days.  The award has been
granted as a conditional allocation of shares and so no shareholder rights will
be conferred upon the employee until the award has vested.

Vesting of the award is expected to occur three years after the date of grant,
subject to the Company achieving adjusted earnings per share ('EPS') growth
targets for the year ending 31 December 2010 as follows:


Adjusted EPS growth over the                  Vesting percentage of the shares

performance period                            subject to an Award
Less than RPI + 12%                           0%
RPI + 12%                                     25%
RPI + 30%                                     100%



Straight-line vesting occurs between 25% and 100%

The issued share capital of the Company consists of 364,202,007 ordinary shares
of 5p each.



For further information, please contact:

Bob Mercer
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary       020 7632 2080
Arena Leisure Plc



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