Directorate Change

Brown (N.) Group PLC
3 September 2002


N Brown Group plc announces that Alan White yesterday rejoined the Board of 
N Brown Group plc as Chief Executive.

At the date of his Appointment, Mr White was beneficially interested in 40,414 
shares in N Brown Group plc.

Under the terms of his appointment, the Company has agreed to grant to Mr White
an option to acquire up to 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each subject to
performance criteria related to growth in the Company's earnings per share over
the three financial years which commenced on 3 March 2002. The option price
payable for each share will be the average of the middle market quotations
(rounded up to the nearest half penny) of an ordinary of 10p in the capital of
the Company as derived from the Daily Official Lists of the London Stock
Exchange for each of the three business days immediately preceding the date of
grant of the option.

The Company is currently in a close period pending the announcement of its
interim results for the 26 weeks ended 31st August 2002. In accordance with the
agreement between the Company and Mr White, the option will be granted within
the period of six business days beginning with the fourth business day after the
end of the close period.     

Under the terms of Mr White's appointment, the Company has also agreed that Mr
White should participate in the Company's long-term incentive share plan in
respect of the performance period of three financial years which commenced on 3
March 2002. The Company will recommend to the trustees of the Company's No 2
employee benefit trust that an option award to acquire up to 148,750 fully paid
ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company for nil cost is made by the trustees
to Mr White as soon as practicable after the end of the close period.

Further announcements will be made when the option is granted and the award 
made.


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