LiDCO Group plc : Exercise of share options

Exercise of share options

04 May 2012

LiDCO Group Plc (AIM:LID), the UK-based hemodynamic monitoring company, announces that 80,000 new ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") have been issued and allotted pursuant to the exercise of options by two employees.

Application has been made for 80,000 Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM, and it is expected that admission will occur on 10 May 2012. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

Following this, the Company will have 174,315,304 Ordinary Shares in issue with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in LiDCO is therefore 174,315,304. This number may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they may determine if they are required to notify their interest, or a change in their interest in, LiDCO, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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About LiDCO Group Plc

LiDCO is a supplier of minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring equipment and disposables to hospitals. These products are used primarily for the management of adult hospital patients requiring critical care or at major cardiovascular risk. LiDCO's computer-based technology can significantly reduce the complications (particularly infections) and costs associated with major surgery. The technology was invented in the Department of Applied Physiology based at St Thomas' Hospital, London. LiDCO is based in the UK and its shares are traded on AIM. For more information please see www.lidco.com.

The Company's sales office is in Cambridge, its manufacturing facility / general administration base is in Hoxton, London, and its current products are:

* LiDCOplus is a computer-based platform monitor used in the Intensive Care Unit for real-time continuous display of hemodynamic parameters including cardiac output, oxygen delivery and fluid-volume responsiveness (PPV% and SVV%)

* LiDCOrapid: our new cardiac output monitor designed specifically for use in the Operating Theatre for fluid and drug management. The monitor enables acute-care physicians to get accurate and immediate feedback on the patient's fluid and hemodynamic status - a key measure of overall well-being both during and after surgery.  These benefits are:

• Early and rapid warning of change
• Clear indication of therapeutic route: fluid or drug
• Quantification of hemodynamic response, particularly stroke volume
• Permits more effective delivery of fluids - the right amount at the right time
• Advanced hemodynamic care has been shown to contribute to:
  - Reduced morbidity and complications, length of stay & overall cost of care

* LiDCO single-patient-use disposables used in conjunction with the LiDCOplus and LiDCOrapid.

* LiDCOview: an easy-to-use graphical display of historical LiDCOplus and LiDCOrapid hemodynamic data.

*  LiDCO's Distribution Network:

The Company sells via its own direct sales force to hospitals in the UK, and in export markets predominantly through a worldwide network of speciality critical care and anesthesia distributors.

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