Directorate Change

Anglo-Eastern Plantations PLC
28 April 2008



ANGLO-EASTERN PLANTATIONS PLC


Directorate change


Mr Rollo Barnes, aged 63, Finance Director and Company Secretary of
Anglo-Eastern (AEP.L), which operates and is developing some 83,000 hectares of
plantations, primarily palm oil in Indonesia, will be retiring on 30 April 2008.


Mr David William Smith was appointed a director of Anglo-Eastern with effect
from 26 April 2008 and will take over from Mr Barnes as Finance Director and
Company Secretary on 1 May 2008.


Mr Smith, aged 59, is a Chartered Accountant.  He was previously with the
Commonwealth Development Corporation and has extensive international experience,
particularly in agriculture. He has been involved in investment in the oil palm
sector and has worked in Indonesia in plantations.


Dato' John Lim was appointed a non-executive director of Anglo-Eastern with
effect from 26 April 2008.  Dato' Lim, aged 58, is a Fellow of the Association
of Chartered Certified Accountants and has been a partner for 22 years, the last
10 of which have been with UHY Hacker Young LLP, Chartered Accountants, in
London.  He has extensive audit and business consultancy experience,
particularly with Far Eastern clients with operations in the UK.


Neither Mr Smith nor Dato Lim has held any directorship in any publicly quoted
company at any time in the previous five years and there are no details to be
disclosed under paragraph 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.


R O B  Barnes

Company Secretary

Monday 28 April 2008


Enquiries:


Anglo-Eastern Plantations Plc
Rollo Barnes (Financial Director)            020-7236 2838

Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby                             020-7367 8851



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