Board Appointment

Hill & Smith Hldgs PLC 21 August 2006 Board appointment The Board of Hill & Smith Holdings PLC ('Hill & Smith' or the 'Company') is pleased to announce that it has appointed Derek William Muir (aged 46) as an Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Derek Muir has been a senior manager within the Hill & Smith Group for many years. He was appointed managing director of Hill & Smith Limited, one of the Group's principal subsidiaries, in 1998 and since 2001 has been the managing director of the core Infrastructure Products division. He is the beneficial owner of 8,855 ordinary shares in the Company and has options over a further 90,474 ordinary shares. He is not a director of any other publicly quoted company and there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed by paragraphs 9.6.13(2)-6) of the Listing Rules. David Grove, Group Chief Executive, commented: 'We are delighted to be announcing this appointment, which will considerably strengthen the Hill & Smith board. We are confident that Derek Muir's experience and knowledge of the Group's business will enable him to make a very significant contribution to the further development of Hill & Smith.' Enquiries: David Grove, Group Chief Executive Hill & Smith Holdings PLC Tel: 0121 704 7430 Edward Carter Freshwater UK Limited Tel: 0121 633 7775 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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