Appointment

Brancote Holdings PLC
13 December 2001

For release at 07h30 on Thursday 13 December 2001

BRANCOTE HOLDINGS Plc

Appointment of Director

Brancote Holdings PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of David Barnett
as a Non-Executive Director.  David is currently the Group General Counsel for
Consolidated Press Holdings Ltd in Australia.  He has over 30 years of
experience as a lawyer handling an extensive range of legal issues including
significant experience in mining matters.

The following information falls to be disclosed in relation to David Barnett
(aged 57) in accordance with paragraph F of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

Current Directorships

Administration & Developments Limited (Inc in New Zealand)
Australian Fluorine Chemicals Pty Ltd
Australian Rural Exports Pty Ltd
Baines River Cattle Company Pty Ltd
Bareage Pty Ltd
Baxter Road Partnership Pty Ltd
Benchem Pty Ltd
Carlton Hill Pty Ltd
Carpark Partnership Pty Ltd
Casthree Pty Ltd
Castwo Pty Ltd
Cavalane Holdings Pty Ltd
Chemplex (NZ) Ltd (Inc in New Zealand)
Chemplex (NZ) Holdings Ltd (Inc in New Zealand)
Cinereus Beach Pty Ltd
Conpress Christchurch Pty Ltd  (Inc in New Zealand)
Conpress Holdings Pty Ltd
Conpress Ventures Pty Ltd
Consolidated Gaming Pty Ltd
Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd
Consolidated Press (Finance) Limited
Consolidated Press Financial Services Pty Ltd
Consolidated Press Entertainment Pty Ltd
CPH B2B Co. Limited
CPH B2B Investment Pty Ltd
CPH Investments Management Pty Ltd
CPH Management Limited
CPHIC Financial Services Pty Ltd
CPHIC Investments Pty Ltd
C.P. International Investments Ltd (Inc in Bahamas)
Crosswalk Pty Ltd
Croydon 4 Pty Ltd
Dorigad Two Pty Ltd
Felgray Pty Ltd
Gateway Partnership Pty Ltd
GRM International Pty Ltd
HCPH Holdings Pty Ltd
Holiwest Pty Ltd
Hoyts Cinemas Holdings Pty Ltd
Hoyts Cinemas Operations Pty Ltd
Hoyts Consolidated Pty Ltd
Hoyts Films Pty Ltd
Hoyts Multi-Plex Cinemas Pty Ltd
Hoyts On-Line Pty Ltd
Hoyts Pty Ltd
Hoyts Theatres Holdings Pty Ltd
Hoyts 8 Belconnen Pty Ltd
Hoyts 8 Chatswood Pty Ltd
Hoyts Corporation Holdings (NZ) Ltd
Huntcon Pty Limited
Huntsman Australia R&D Company Pty Ltd
Huntsman Chemical Company Australia (Holdings) Pty Ltd
Huntsman Chemical Company Australia Ltd
Huntsman Chemical Company Australia (Sales) Pty Ltd
Hydrocarbon Products Pty Ltd
Kalitaye Pty Ltd
Lutrust Pty Ltd
Manboom Pty Ltd
Manboom 2 Pty Ltd
Mokpo Pty Ltd
Nicarby Pty Ltd
Revinex Australia Ltd
Ridgegate Pty Ltd
Rosgrove Pty Ltd
Savabow Pty Ltd
Silthree Pty Ltd
Siltwo Pty Ltd
Snowlove Pty Ltd
The Hoyts Corporation Pty Ltd
Toranaga Pty Ltd
Toray Pty Ltd
Wenblue Pty Ltd
Wooltech Ltd




Past directorships

CPH Property Pty Limited
Direct Developments Pty Ltd
Dungowan Investments Pty Ltd
Mablefern Pty Limited
Manpress Pty Limited
Natary Pty Ltd
Restbat Pty Limited
Sarila Pty Limited
Star City Investments Pty Limited
Ticketek Queensland Pty Limited
Zacchaeus Pty Limited


David Barnett has no unspent convictions for any indictable offence and has
not been declared bankrupt nor has made any voluntary arrangement with his
creditors.  He has not been a director of a company at the time of or within
the twelve month preceding any receivership, compulsory liquidation,
creditors' voluntary liquidation, administration or voluntary arrangement of
that company or any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or
any class of its creditors nor has he been a partner in a partnership at the
time of or within the twelve months preceding any compulsory liquidation,
administration or voluntary arrangement of that partners.

He has not had any asset which has been subject to a receivership or has been
in a partnership at the time of or within the twelve months preceding an asset
of the partnership being subject to a receivership.  He has not been publicly
criticised by any statutory or regulatory authority (including any recognised
professional body) or has been disqualified by a Court from acting as a
director of, or in the management or conduct of the affairs of any company.

13 December 2001

Contact  Richard Prickett, Chairman
Bill Humphries, Managing Director
Brancote Holdings PLC 020 7493 1002



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