Directorate Change

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC
05 September 2007


                          ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC

                      APPOINTMENT OF SIR CHRISTOPHER MEYER
                                       &
                                  MIKE BUSSEY


Arbuthnot Banking Group is pleased to announce the appointments of Sir
Christopher Meyer to the Board as a Non-Executive Director and Mike Bussey as
Chief Executive Officer at Arbuthnot Latham. Mike also joins the Board of
Arbuthnot Banking Group. All appointments are effective from 1 October, 2007.

Sir Christopher Meyer

Sir Christopher Meyer, aged 63, is currently Chairman of the Press Complaints
Commission, a role he took up in March 2003, following a distinguished
diplomatic career. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1966. In
1997 he was appointed as Ambassador to Germany and from 1997-2003 he was
Ambassador to the USA. Between 1994 and 1996, Sir Christopher was Press
Secretary to Prime Minister John Major. Before that he had held postings in
Washington, Moscow, Madrid and the European Community.

Mike Bussey

Mike Bussey, aged 48, is appointed Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Latham. He
succeeds John Reed, who becomes a Vice Chairman of Arbuthnot Latham and takes up
the newly created Group role of International Business Development Director.

Mike has 30 years' banking experience in retail, corporate and private banking.
He was Chief Executive of the Private Banking and Trust business at N.M.
Rothschild & Sons Ltd for four years, prior to which he had been Chief Executive
of Schroders Private Banking. Previously, Mike worked at HSBC for over 20 years
in various senior managerial positions across Europe, the Middle East, South
East Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive of Arbuthnot Banking Group commented:

'These are excellent appointments for the Group and Arbuthnot Latham. I am
delighted that both Sir Christopher Meyer and Mike Bussey are joining the Board.
The wealth and variety of banking, political and international experience that
Sir Christopher and Mike bring to our organisation will be a tremendous asset.

Sir Christopher's extensive experience at the Foreign Office at the highest
level will add great insight and benefit to the Board at a time when we have
decided to broaden our international expansion.

Mike Bussey's appointment is equally good news as Mike's previous experience of
top management roles in the private banking industry both in the United Kingdom
and internationally will enable the Group to accelerate the development of
Arbuthnot Latham.

I am grateful to John Reed for his outstanding contribution to the Group and
Arbuthnot Latham and am convinced that John will continue to help build the
Group in his new role as International Business Development Director.'


Enquiries:

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC

Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive         Tel: [phone]
Andrew Salmon, Chief Operating Officer

Maitland

Emma Burdett                                       Tel: [phone]
Richard Farnsworth


Notes to Editors

Arbuthnot Banking Group

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC is an independent, diversified banking group
providing banking and financial products and services to individual and
corporate clients through its three divisions. Arbuthnot Latham offers a high
quality personal banking and wealth management service; Arbuthnot Securities
provides a full range of institutional stockbroking and corporate finance
advisory services focused on UK small-cap and mid-cap companies; and Secure
Trust Bank provides household cash management, personal loans, banking and
insurance services.

Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC has total assets of £367m and in the year to 31
December, 2006 made profits of £15m. The Group employs approximately 600 staff
and is headquartered in the City of London with operations throughout the United
Kingdom. Its shares are quoted on the Alternative Investment Market of the
London Stock Exchange.

Arbuthnot Latham & Co., Limited

Arbuthnot Latham offers highly-personalised, premium quality private banking
services to its clients including current accounts, loans, deposits, financial
and wealth-management planning, asset management, and asset financing. With
approximately 150 staff, Arbuthnot Latham serves its clients throughout the UK
with offices in London, Exeter, Hastings and Manchester.


                                    SCHEDULE

                     Directorships held in the last 5 years

Sir Christopher Meyer

Sir Christopher Meyer is currently Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission,
a Non-Executive Director of GKN plc and was previously Chairman of the Board of
GlobeTel Communications Corp and Ambo Consultancy Ltd and on the Boards of
Sanctuary Group plc, Riggs National Corporation and Riggs Bank Europe Ltd.

Mike Bussey

Mike Bussey in the last 5 years has previously been a director of the companies
listed below.

Rothschild Private Management Ltd
Rothschild Private Fund Management Ltd
Rothschild Trust Corporation Ltd
Rothschild Trust Guernsey Ltd
N.M. Rothschild & Sons CI Ltd
Rothschild Holding AG Switzerland
Rothschild Bank AG Zurich
Rothschild Private Management (CI) Ltd
Rothschild Private Trust Holding AG Zurich
Schroder & Co Ltd
Schroder Middle East Ltd
Beaumont Capital Management Ltd
Schroders (CI) Ltd
Schroder & Co Bank AG Zurich



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