Directorate Change

Frenkel Topping Group PLC
10 July 2007

                           Frenkel Topping Group plc



                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director





Frenkel Topping Group plc (the 'Company') is pleased to announce the appointment
of William Hughes CBE as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.



William is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of Fairfax I.S. PLC, an
investment bank and member of The London Stock Exchange.



William was the Chairman of Grampian Holdings PLC from 1985 to 1998, having
previously been Chief Executive from 1976.  He was also Non Executive Chairman
of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust PLC for 15 years until his retirement in
2005.



William is a Trustee of the Prince's Trust UK Council and Chairman of the
Prince's Trust (Scotland).  In addition he has been a director of the Foundation
for Accountancy and Financial Management representing the Scottish Institute of
Chartered Accountants and served as the Chairman of the CBI (Scotland).



William Young Hughes, aged 67, is also a director of Fairfax Investment
Management Ltd, Cashbox Plc, The Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust,
Strathcarron Hospice and 23-25 Lowndes Square Limited.



During the past five years William has also been a director of Savoy Asset
Management Plc, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc, Develica Management
Limited, Tactica Management Limited and Tactica Fund PLC.



Between 31 May 1989 and 15 August 1990 he was a director of Megap Limited which
went into receivership in July 1990.  The amount involved was estimated at the
time to be less than £500,000.



There is no further information to be disclosed under Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM
Rules.



For further information, please contact:-


Frenkel Topping Group plc

Richard Fraser (Chief Executive)                                    Tel:  [phone]
WH Ireland Limited

David Youngman                                                      Tel:  [phone]




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