Directorate Change

Slingsby(H.C.)Plc
26 October 2005

H C SLINGSBY PLC



APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR



The board of H C Slingsby plc wishes to announce the appointment of Mr John
Roger Waterhouse, as non-executive director with effect from 1st November 2005.
Mr Waterhouse, aged 60, who has a physics degree from Oxford University, was
managing director of several industrial services companies in the IT, waste
management and construction sectors. He is a non-executive director and deputy
chair of North Bradford Primary Care Trust.



Mr Waterhouse was a director of Webfell Group plc between 1998 and 2003. Mr
Waterhouse has not been a director or partner of any other companies or
partnerships in the last five years.



Mr Waterhouse has:



(i)                  no unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences;

(ii)                never been bankrupt or the subject of a voluntary
arrangement, or has had a receiver appointed to any of his assets;

(iii)               never been a director of any company which, while he was a
director with an executive function or within 12 months after he ceased to be a
director with an executive function, had a receiver appointed or went into
compulsory liquidation, creditors voluntary liquidation, administration or a
company voluntary arrangement, or made any composition or arrangement with its
creditors generally or with any class of its creditors;

(iv)              never been a partner of any partnership, which while he was a
partner or within 12 months after he ceased to be a partner, went into
compulsory liquidation, administration or partnership voluntary arrangement, or
had a receiver appointed to any partnership asset;

(v)                never had any public criticism by statutory or regulatory
authorities (including designated professional bodies);

(vi)              never been disqualified by a court from acting as a director
or from acting in the management or conduct of affairs of any company.



The board also wishes to announce that Mr J F Slingsby, is to revert to Non
Executive Chairman of H C Slingsby plc from 1st November 2005.




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