Board Appointment

Falkland Islands Holdings PLC
26 July 2005

Falkland Islands Holdings plc


Board Appointment & Results of Annual General Meeting

Falkland Islands Holdings plc announces the appointment today of Michael Sedley
Killingley FCA as a Non-executive Director of the Company.

Falkland Islands Holdings is also pleased to announce that all resolutions
proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting held yesterday were
passed.

Mike Killingley (54) had previously been appointed the Non-executive Chairman of
The Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company PLC following Falkland Islands Holdings
plc's successful bid for that company in December 2004.  He had also previously
been a Non-executive Director of that company in the period between February
2003 to June 2004.

Mike Killingley is a Chartered Accountant and was a partner of KPMG (and
predecessor firms) from 1984 to 1998.  He is currently Non-executive Chairman of
Beale plc, a listed company, and Non-executive Chairman of Condor Environmental
plc, an AIM quoted company.  He was previously the Non-executive Chairman of
Southern Vectis plc which, until earlier this year, was an AIM quoted company
and is an operator of bus services on the Isle of Wight and in and around
Southampton.  He is also a Non-executive Director of several private companies.

Given his background and experience, the Board has appointed Mike Killingley as
the Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee and he has also been appointed as a
member of the Board's Remuneration Committee.

Commenting on the appointment David Hudd, the Chairman, said:

'We are delighted to welcome Mike to the Board.  His strong accounting and
financial background, together with his existing and previous involvement in The
Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company PLC and his wider business experience will be
of great value to the Board and to the Company.'



                                                                    26 July 2005



Enquiries:


Falkland Islands Holdings                              Tel: [phone]
David Hudd, Chairman                                   Tel: [phone]

College Hill                                           Tel: [phone]
Ben Brewerton/Nick Elwes



Mike Killingley's current directorships are: Kayloo Limited, Beale plc, Condor
Environmental plc, Advantage Business Group Limited, IGG Component Technology
Limited, The Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company plc, Singer & Friedlander AIM VCT
plc, and Kendrick Ash Limited.  Previous directorships in the last five years
are: Southern Vectis plc, Advanced Technology Trust Limited, Marwell
Preservation Trust Limited, IGG Component Technology Limited, New Marine
Limited, Amtech Electronic Filtration Technologies Limited, and Chilworth Manor
Limited.



There is no further information required to be disclosed in respect of the above
appointment pursuant to schedule 2 rule (f) (i) to (viii) of the AIM rules for
companies.




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