Directorate change

PayPoint plc ("the Company")
               Appointment of non-executive directors


PayPoint plc is pleased to  announce the appointment of Steve  Rowley
and Eric Anstee as non-executive directors to the board.

Steve Rowley  is  currently Chief  Executive  of Anite  plc  and  was
formerly Senior  Vice President  and  General Manager  of  PeopleSoft
Europe, Senior Vice President Corporate Business Development for 3Com
Corporation, where he also had held a variety of other positions.

Eric Anstee is  currently a non-executive  director of The  Financial
Reporting Council,  Insight  Asset Management  (HBOS  plc  investment
management) and Vision Media Group  (International) plc and a  member
of the  Takeover  Panel  appeals  board.   His  former  non-executive
appointments include: Chairman of Mansell plc, non-executive director
of SSL International, Garland  Appeal and Severn  Trent where he  was
Chairman of the Treasury and Audit Committees.  His former  executive
appointments include:  Chief Executive  Officer of  the Institute  of
Chartered Accountants in  England and Wales,  Chief Executive at  Old
Mutual Financial Services, Group Finance  Director at Old Mutual  plc
and Finance  Director of  The Energy  Group plc.   In addition,  Eric
Anstee replaces Andrew Robb as Audit Committee Chairman.

Andrew Robb  has  been  appointed  Senior  Independent  Director  and
Remuneration Committee Chairman.

There are  no  other  details  to be  disclosed  in  respect  of  the
requirements of  paragraph 9.6.13R  of the  Listing Rules  of the  UK
Financial Services Authority.

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