Directorate Change

The Board of Temple Bar Investment Trust Plc is pleased to announce the
appointment of Ms June de Moller to the Board with effect from 23 May 2005. It
is confirmed that there are no matters requiring disclosure under paragraph
6.F.2(b) to (g) of the Listing Rules. Ms de Moller has been a Director of the
following publicly quoted companies in the past five years:

J Sainsbury plc

London Merchant Securities Public Limited Company

Bt Group plc

Cookson Group plc

IFA Holding Company Limited (formerly Lynx Group plc)

23 May 2005