Directorate Change

Camellia PLC
25 November 2005


Camellia Plc

Board changes

Following the recent merger of Camellia Plc ('Camellia') and Linton Park Plc
('Linton Park') through a scheme of arrangement under which Linton Park became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Camellia, the board of Camellia announces that Mr C J
Relleen is to be appointed non-executive Deputy Chairman with effect from 1st
January 2006.

Mr Relleen, aged 57, was appointed to the board of Linton Park in July 2003 as a
non-executive director and will resign from that position on 1st January 2006.
He is also a non-executive director of Duncan Lawrie Holdings Limited,
Camellia's banking and financial services subsidiary. Mr Relleen was formerly a
partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

There are no further details to be disclosed under paragraphs 9.6.13(R) of the
Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

Mr Abu Subhan will retire from the Camellia board at the company's next annual
general meeting in June 2006.


M.D. Conway
Company Secretary
25th November 2005

MDC/vjj/misc/1154(25.11.05)

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