Appointments to PLC Board

Millfield Group PLC 10 January 2005 Date: 10th January 2005 On behalf of: Millfield Group plc For immediate release Millfield Group plc APPOINTMENTS TO GROUP PLC BOARD Millfield Group plc (Millfield), the UK's largest national independent financial adviser, is delighted to announce that Bryan Beeston and Mike Duncan have today been appointed to the Group plc Board as Group Sales Director and Operations Director respectively. The enhanced Board will continue to provide leadership of the Company within a framework of prudent and effective controls agreeing the strategic direction and monitoring performance against plan. Richard Mansell-Jones has extended his contract for two years and remains as Non Executive Chairman. Millfield aims to comply with the Combined Code and the Board is now constituted as follows: • Non Executive Chairman - Richard Mansell-Jones • Chief Executive Officer - Paul Tebbutt • Finance Director - Harry Roome • Group Sales Director - Bryan Beeston • Operations Director - Mike Duncan • Non Executive Directors - Mike Walmsley and Tom Morton • IFA Representative Non Executive - David Stockdale Richard Mansell-Jones, Chairman, said: "The membership of the Board now has a good balance between Non Executives and Executives with four executive directors and four non executive directors, three of whom are completely independent. This new structure ensures that we continue to meet the standards, objectives and regulatory requirements for a business of this size operating in the financial services sector." - Ends - Enquiries to Millfield Group plc Paul Tebbutt, Chief Executive Tel: 020 8604 2607 Harry Roome, Finance Director Tel: 020 8604 2623 Redleaf Communications Emma Kane/James White Tel: 020 7955 1410 Notes to Editors About Millfield • Millfield Group plc was floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange in March 2001. • Millfield, following its merger with Inter-Alliance, is now the largest national independent financial adviser. Millfield is a national independent financial advisory company in the UK, offering truly independent advice, primarily in the pensions, life insurance, investment and mortgage sectors, as well as long-term care provision, personal wealth management and the corporate financial planning arena. Millfield also has specialist divisions dealing with offshore investment, insurance and employee benefits. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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