Company News

10 August 2006

SEXUAL HEALTH GROUP PLC
(“Sexual Health Group” or “the Company”)

SEXUAL HEALTH GROUP SUPPLIES SUTHERLAND LUBRICATING JELLY TO bpas

The Board of Sexual Health Group, a national supplier of sexual health products to customers including the NHS, is pleased to announce it has finalised an exclusive supply agreement for its Sutherland Lubricating Jelly with bpas. bpas is Britain’s largest abortion provider, caring for almost 50,000 women per year in the UK.

bpas has a national network of 40 consultation centres and clinics providing sexual health services, including abortion services, pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, sterilisation and vasectomy procedures, as well as care, advice and counselling. bpas collaborates closely with the NHS and provides reproductive health care services, free of cost to the user, on behalf of the NHS where local arrangements allow, in addition to private services. bpas also promotes and encourages research and the advancement of science and understanding, in matters concerning the regulation of fertility.

Sexual Health Group will be supplying all bpas clinics with its Sutherland Lubricating Jelly, a sterile lubricant, for use in internal examinations. The agreement is a result of a long standing relationship between bpas and the Sexual Health Group and both companies are pleased to be able to benefit from this new development. The addition of bpas broadens Sexual Health Group’s customer base, and creates an opportunity for the Company to supply other sexual health related products to bpas at a later date.

Alan Nicholls, Director of Business Development for bpas, said: “Using Sutherland Lubricating Jelly represents a positive commercial decision for bpas. Importantly this new partnership represents a significant development, and bpas looks forward to the possibility of working with Sexual Health Group on other projects.”

Commenting today, Sexual Health Group Chief Executive, George Sutherland, said: “We’re delighted bpas has chosen Sexual Health Group to supply the sterile lubricating jelly for use in its clinics UK wide. This is a significant step for the distribution of our Sutherland Lubricating Jelly and extends its use to private client services as well as increases its use within NHS funded services. We look forward to working together with bpas and will use their expertise to provide other sexual health related products in the future.”

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The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.

Enquiries:

Sexual Health Group Plc
George Sutherland, CEO Tel: 01635 874393

Bishopsgate Communications Ltd. Tel: 020 7430 1600
Dominic Barretto
Sophie Davis

St Helen’s Capital Plc Tel: 020 7628 5582
Barry Hocken Mobile: 07759 942 830

Photographs are available through the Company’s PR adviser, Bishopsgate Communications Ltd.

Notes to Editors:
The Company's business was founded in 2000, and is a national supplier of sexual health products. The Company initially created the Condomania brand as a supplier of condoms to major professional customers such as the NHS and is actively engaged in the production of complementary products, including sterile lubricant, for the sexual health market.

The Condomania brand has already achieved a share of approximately 9% of the NHS Condom market which equates to 2.25% of the total UK market. Condomania has shown substantial growth in sales and distribution. At 11 products, it has one of the widest ranges of condoms available via the NHS in the UK. The Company's strategy is to bring a pipeline of new products in sexual health to the UK market.

The Company successfully won a contract to supply NHS Logistics England with its sterile Sutherland Lubricating Jelly in 2005.

Sexual Health Group has been focusing on the development of its relationship with the NHS, and has developed its profile through this relationship. This will remain as a major part of its strategy for growth.

For further information on the Company visit: www.sexualhealthgroup.com

About bpas:
bpas was established as a registered charity in 1968 to provide a safe, legal abortion service. When bpas was formed, shortly after abortion was legalised in Britain, the NHS was unable to provide abortion care for all who needed it. As the level of NHS funding for abortion has increased in recent years, bpas has been increasingly commissioned to provide services on behalf of the NHS. bpas is currently involved in abortion care in most primary care organisations in the UK and is responsible for 50% of NHS-funded abortions undertaken by specialist agencies. In addition to this, bpas continues to provide services for women who choose to pay for private treatment.

bpas is licensed by the Department of Health and inspected by the Health Care Commission.

For further information on the Charity visit: www.bpas.org

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