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For immediate release                                          

17 March 2010

Promethean World Plc

Admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange

Further to its announcement on 12 March 2010, Promethean World Plc ("Promethean") announces that its ordinary share capital of 200,000,000 shares has today been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities under the ticker "PRW".  Further information about Promethean is available on its website at www.prometheanworld.com.

ENQUIRIES

For further information contact:

Promethean                                                    

Simon Bielecki, Head of Investor Relations           +44 (0) 1254 290881

Citigate Dewe Rogerson Consultancy

Anthony Carlisle                                                + 44 (0) 7973 611 888

Laure Lagrange                                                  + 44 (0) 7768 698 731

DISCLAIMERS

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, Shares to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

The Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "US Securities Act") or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act. The offer and sale of Shares referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. Subject to certain exceptions, the Shares referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa. There will be no public offer of the Shares in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan or South Africa.