Directorate,etc.

DAVID S SMITH (HOLDINGS) PLC
9 July 1999

TO COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OFFICE

BOARD CHANGE

On 29 June 1999, the Company
announced the appointment of Mr
Antony Peverell Hichens as a Non-
Executive Director of the Company
with immediate effect.  He becomes
Chairman of the Board from the
conclusion of the AGM on 8 September
1999.

As required by Chapter 16 of the
Listing Rules, shown below are the
current directorships of Mr Hichens,
details of directorships held in the
last five years and confirmation
that there are no details to be
disclosed under paragraph 6.F.2(b)
to (g) of the Listing Rules.

Further biographical details were
provided in the Announcement made by
the Company on 29 June 1999.

Current Directorships for Mr A P
Hichens:-

Candover Investments plc - Deputy
Chairman (appointed 4.12.89)
Courtaulds Textiles plc Deputy
Chairman (appointed 12.2.90)
The Fleming Income & Capital
Investment Trust plc (appointed
21.1.92) Greenfriar Investment
Company plc (appointed 15.4.84)
Lasmo plc - Deputy Chairman
(appointed 1.1.95) London Insurance
Market Investment Trust plc
(appointed 21.10.93)

Past Directorships for Mr A P
Hichens:-

British Coal Corporation (resigned
1.7.97), British Executive Services
Overseas (Council Member) (resigned
January 1996), Cambridge Electronics
Industries plc (resigned 25.10.90),
Candover Partners Limited (resigned
20.6.97), Caradon plc - retired as
Chairman and resigned from Board
(resigned 19.5.98), Caradon plc (now
Caradon Holdings Ltd) - (resigned
11.12.89), Caradon Trustee Limited
(resigned 22.10.90), Caradon Share
Scheme Trustees Limited (resigned
5.11.90), Caradon Everest Pension
Fund Trustees Limited (resigned
22.10.90), MB Group Pension Trustee
(No. 2) Ltd (formerly Caradon
Trustee (No 2) Ltd - (resigned
22.10.90), Consolidated Gold Field
plc (resigned 30.8.89), Consolidated
Gold Fields Finance plc (resigned
29.9.89), Eemland Holdings NV
(Holland) (resigned Oct. 91),
Federated Aggregates (resigned
4.10.95), Gold Fields Mining and
Industrial Limited (resigned
29.9.89), Y J Lovell Holdings plc
(resigned 1.5.94), Ryan Consolidated
Ltd (resigned 29.9.89), RGC (United
Kingdom) Holdings Ltd (resigned
29.9.89), Global Stone Corporation
(Canadian public company) (resigned
26.5.98), Gold Fields Asia Ltd
(resigned 29.9.89), Gold Fields
American Corporation (resigned
29.9.89), Newmont Mining Corporation
(USA) (resigned 11.9.89), Newmont
Gold Company (USA) (resigned
11.9.89), Parkhurst Properties
Limited, Renison Goldfields
Consolidated Ltd (Australia)
(resigned 29.9.89), RGC (Indonesia)
Ltd (resigned 29.9.89), RGC
(Ketapang North) Ltd (resigned
29.9.89), RGC (Ketapang South)
(resigned 29.9.89), RGC (Putussibau
East) Ltd(resigned  29.9.89), RGC
(Putussibau West)(resigned 29.9.89),
RGC (South East Asia)
Ltd(resigned29.9.89), Slape Limited
(25.9.90),South Western Electricity
plc(resigned   31.12.95), Special
Purpose Inc (USA)(resigned 29.9.89).

If you require any further
information please contact the
undersigned.

Mr A P Hichens holds 100,000
ordinary shares of the Company which
he acquired at 140p per share on 21
May 1999.

LETTER FROM:
MR J S RUSSELL
DIRECTOR AND COMPANY SECRETARY
DAVID S. SMITH
(HOLDINGS) PLC
0171 932 5000