Directorate Change

Bango PLC 29 March 2007 29 March 2007 BANGO PLC ('Bango' or the 'Company') Directorate Change Bango plc, the mobile internet platform provider, today announces the appointment of Mr. Martin Rigby to the Board as Non-executive Director with immediate effect. Mr. Rigby, (aged 51) is founder and joint managing director of ET Capital Limited (ETCapital), a shareholder in the Company. He has been a venture capital investor for over 20 years making and managing investments in innovative technology businesses, principally in network services, software and hardware. ETCapital has many of Cambridge's most innovative technology businesses in its portfolio, including Cambridge Display Technology, Plastic Logic, Cambridge Positioning Systems (now part of CSR plc), Astron Clinica and Phico Therapeutics. Commenting on his appointment, Martin Rigby said, 'Bango is at a crucial stage of its development and I believe the Company is very well positioned to be a major beneficiary of the current growth in the mobile content market. Bango's position, as a platform - and operator - independent service enabling consumers and content providers to find each other and do business, offers the prospect of playing a part in every commercial transaction on the mobile web. I am delighted to have been asked to take a more hands-on approach to the development of the Company and look forward to working with Ray and the team as we seek to maximise the Company's potential and drive shareholder value.' Mr. Rigby read history for his first degree at New College, Oxford, completed an MBA at Cranfield University and has a degree in IT and Computing from the Open University. He started his career with 3i plc in Cambridge in 1986. Ray Anderson, CEO of Bango commented, 'Martin's support as an investor has been greatly appreciated by us, and we are delighted that he is joining the Board of Bango. He brings a vast amount of knowledge and expertise in the growth of high tech businesses, such as ours, and his guidance in our next stage of growth will be invaluable.' Additional disclosures are made below in accordance with the AIM rules. For further information, please contact: Bango plc Tel. +44 (0)1223 472777 Ray Anderson, CEO / Peter Saxton, CFO ICIS Limited Tel. +44 (0)20 7651 8688 Tom Moriarty/ Caroline Evans-Jones About Bango Founded in 1999, Bango (AIM: BGO) created a revolutionary new technology platform that enables brands and content providers to rapidly exploit the fast expanding reach of the mobile internet. Thousands of Bango enabled mobile web sites have served tens of millions of users through hundreds of mobile operators world-wide. Bango offers unique advantages to anybody wanting to get visitors to their site, gain detailed information about them or collect payment from them wherever they are. Bango technology powers the global media giants, yet is so easy and economic that small companies and individuals use it too. For further information, go to www.bango.com Martin Paul Rigby - Additional disclosure required by the AIM Rules Martin Rigby has been a venture capital investor for over 20 years. In that time he has invested in over 40 companies and been a non-executive director of 24 of them at various stages. 10 of these businesses have been liquidated insolvently (details below). Mr Martin Rigby has or has had directorships in the last 5 years as follows: Executive Directorships Non-executive Directorships Current Current Cambridge Venture Capital Limited 3en Fund Management Limited East Anglian & Home Counties Enterprise Limited Cascade Fund Management Limited Egan & Talbot Capital Limited GoSurprise Limited ET Capital Limited Oi! Bagel Trading Limited CRIL Nominees Limited Wax Info Limited ET Capital (Directors) Limited g2p Limited Previous Thames & Chilterns Enterprise Limited Bango.net Limited Transition Capital Limited CellFactors plc* Chevco No 1 Limited Previous Chevco No 5 Limited None Complete Picture UK Limited CT2003 Limited* E-Launcher Limited Force 12 Holdings Limited Goldtiger plc IFR2004 Limited* L J Environmental Limited Mexifoods Limited* Uniclean Services Limited * indicates investments liquidated insolvently. In addition, prior to 31 December 2001, Mr Rigby was a non-executive director of E L Lighting International Ltd, J Mac A King Ltd, J Starkie Gardner Ltd, Henderson & King Ltd, Mercantile Communication Ltd, Precept Integrated Design & Marketing Ltd and The Club Distribution Ltd, all of which companies were subsequently liquidated insolvently. Martin Rigby has a personal shareholding in Bango amounting to 21,999 shares. In addition, he has an indirect interest in Bango, through his interests in ETCapital and QTP, of 710,266 shares. In aggregate, his total holding in the Company, as defined by the AIM Rules, is 732,365 shares or 2.73% of the current issued share capital of the Company. There are no further details in relation to the above appointment which require disclosure under the AIM Rules. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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