Retirement of Director

North Atlantic Smlr Co Inv Tst PLC
21 August 2002

The Board announces with great regret that on 19 August 2002 Mr B R Adams
tendered his resignation as a director of the Company due to ill health.  Mr
Adams joined the Board in 1999 and his wise counsel will be sorely missed.




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