Board Changes

Mercury Group PLC
17 May 2006


                               Mercury Group plc

                           ('Mercury' or 'the Group')

                                 Board Changes

The Board of Mercury, the integrated property services group, is delighted to
announce the appointment of Walter Kenneth Goldsmith as Non-executive Chairman,
which takes immediate effect. Walter takes up the post from David Williams who
has decided to step down from the Board and his role as Chairman to pursue other
opportunities. The Directors would like to thank David for his significant
contribution to the Group.

Walter Goldsmith, aged 68, a qualified chartered accountant, has substantial
Board level experience in a number of public and private companies. A
considerable part of his career was spent at Black & Decker, the global
manufacturer and marketer of power tools, where he was latterly Corporate Vice
President and responsible for launching Black & Decker companies in 22
countries. He was subsequently Group Planning and Marketing Director at Forte
plc, the hotel group, and Director General of the Institute of Directors for
five years.

Walter is currently deputy chairman of Asite plc (formerly Premisys Group Plc) 
and his other directorships include Bank Leumi (UK) plc, NRC Group Plc and 
Visonic Ltd.

The following information falls to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule
2 of the AIM rules.

In respect of Walter Goldsmith:

Current Directorships:

British Food & Farming Limited
Bank Leumi (UK) plc
The Fitness Connexion (Hartlepool) Limited
Beagle Holdings Limited
NRC Group Plc
Jewish Music Institute
KBH Transport Media Limited
Estates & Management Limited
Songs of Freedom Limited
Elmerin Limited
Visonic Ltd
Asite plc (formerly Premisys Group Plc)

Last 5 years:

Fitness First Limited
SCS Upholstery Plc
SDM Associates Limited
Jumbo International Limited
Union Group Limited
CLS (Management) Limited
Guiton Group Limited
Royal Stafford Tableware Limited
Procurecard Limited


Enquiries:

Simon Michaels, Finance Director    Mercury Group Plc 020 7422 6585

Katie Tzouliadis                    Biddicks          020 7448 1000






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