Resignation of Non-Executive Director

Intercede announces that Mr Jonathan Hubbard-Ford has resigned as a non-executive director of the Company. The Board of Intercede would like to thank him for his valuable contribution to the Company’s development and wish him every success for the future.

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About Intercede
Intercede Group plc (IGP LN) (IGP.L) is a leading developer and supplier of electronic identity management software. Intercede is one of only three quoted security software companies on the London Stock Exchange following its admission to the Alternative Investment Market in January 2001. Intercede’s edefice™ provides any organization with the tools required to quickly deploy, maintain and manage smart cards, tokens, biometric and PKI technology. Intercede’s customers cover a range of industries and currently include Barclays Bank, Lloyds TSB, the Department for Education and Skills, the NHS, Compaq and ICL. For more information, visit Intercede’s home page at http://www.intercedegroup.com/ or call +44 (0) 1455 558 111.

About edefice™
Intercede’s edefice™ is powerful electronic identity management software designed to enable secure, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy smart card, token, biometric and PKI solutions ranging from logical and physical access to email and transaction signing.

Edefice-enabled security solutions allow end users to enjoy faster and more secure smart card-based access to PCs, networks and buildings, while providing administrators with an intuitive web-based electronic identity issuance and life cycle management tool.

For more information, visit the edefice™ home page at http://www.edefice.com/ or call +44 (0) 1455 558 111.

06 August 2002