Directorate Change

Mears Group PLC
10 January 2008


                   Mears Group PLC ('Mears' or 'the Company')


                               Board Appointments



Following the announcement made by the Company on 12 December 2007 of its
intention to appoint Peter Dicks to the Board as non-executive deputy chairman
and David Hosein as a non-executive director the Company today confirms their
appointment with immediate effect.

Peter Dicks (65), has been active in the venture capital and investments fields
for a number of years. He is currently a director of several quoted and unquoted
companies including Private Equity Investor PLC of which he is Chairman, Polar
Capital Technology Trust PLC, Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC and Standard
Microsystems Inc., a US NASDAQ quoted company. Further information as required
pursuant to schedule 2 (g) to the AIM rules is set out below.

David Hosein (43) is a partner in OC&C Strategy Consultants where he is head of
their Services & Technology Practice. He has over 17 years consulting
experience, the last five of which have been at OC&C. David has worked
extensively in the support services sector for corporate and private equity
clients. Previously, he was a partner in Arthur Andersen. There is no further
information relating to David that is required to be disclosed pursuant to
schedule 2 (g) to the AIM rules.


Enquiries:

Mears Group PLC
Bob Holt, Chief Executive                             07778 798 816
David Robertson, Finance Director                     07887 705 357
Andrew Smith, Executive Director                      07712 866 461

Nominated adviser to Mears Group PLC
Investec
Keith Anderson/Michael Ansell                         020 7597 5970


The following details are disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules in
relation to Peter Dicks:


Current Directorships:


Daniel Stewart Securities Plc

The East German Investment Trust Plc

Gartmore Fledgling Trust Plc

Second London American Trust Plc

Polar Capital Technology Trust Plc

Mercia Fund Management Limited

Graphite Enterprise Trust Plc

United Industries Plc

Private Equity Investor Plc

Foresight 3 VCT plc

Foresight 4 VCT plc

Unicorn AIM VCT plc

Foresight 2 VCT Plc

Standard Microsystems Corporation

Foresight Technology VCT

Foreign & Colonial Enterprise Trust PLC

SVM UK Emerging Fund Plc



Former Directorships held in the past 5 years:


Sportingbet Plc

VenCap International Plc

Enterprise Capital Plc

PNC Telecom Plc

GEI Group Limited

Enterprise Capital Trust Plc

East European Frontiers Fund

Themis FTSE All-Small Index Trust PLC

Champion Communications Services Inc

Lebanon Holdings

United Industries PLC

Spectrum Venture Management Limited

Insidespace Art & Design Limited

Edinburgh UK Smaller Companies Tracker Trust Plc



Directorships of companies that have gone into liquidation:


Abingworth Plc

This company went into receivership on 17 August 1988.


Manakin Holdings plc

Peter Dicks appointment as the nominee director of VCT Abingworth Plc. This
company went into members voluntary liquidation in 1991 and was dissolved on 13
February 2001.


Dellfield Digital Limited

Peter Dicks appointment as the nominee director of VCT Abingworth Plc. This
company went into creditors liquidation in December 1986 and was dissolved on 8
March 2000.


CM Group Holdings Limited

This company went into members voluntary liquidation in 1996 and has since been
dissolved.


Enterprise Capital Trust plc

This company went into members voluntary liquidation as part of the solvent
liquidation of the company on 18 May 2001.


London American Growth Trust plc

Peter Dicks resigned on 6 September 1996 and the company went into members
voluntary liquidation on 6 September 1996.


Second Consolidated Trust Plc

This company went into members voluntary liquidation and was dissolved on 20
November 2004.


Rodata Limited

This company was dissolved on 11 September 2001.


Enterprise Capital plc

Peter Dicks resigned on 20 September 2004 and this company went into members
voluntary liquidation on 21 September 2004.


United Industries PLC

This company went into administration on 5 April 2005.


Second London American Trust

This company went into members voluntary liquidation on 15 August 2006.



There is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to schedule 2
(g) to the AIM rules



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