Appointment of Director

Artemis Alpha Trust PLC 16 March 2004 ARTEMIS ALPHA TRUST PLC Appointment of non-executive Director The Board of Directors of Artemis Alpha Trust plc (the 'Company') is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Dalrymple as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 April 2004. Mr Dalrymple, 44, is currently a Senior Portfolio Manager (Global Equities) with First State Investments (UK) Limited and has managed the First State Global Opportunities Fund since its inception in July 1999. Mr. Dalrymple joined Stewart Ivory Limited as a portfolio manager in 1998 before its acquisition by First State in 2000. Between 1991 and 1998 he was based in Hong Kong as a director and dealing director with S.G. Warburg and UBS Warburg Limited. He was also a director of James Capel (Far East) Limited during that period, having served at Cazenove and Co in London for several years. There are no other matters relating to this appointment to be disclosed in accordance with Paragraph 16.4 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority. BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited Secretary 15 MARCH 2004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange BBRI
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