Directorate Change

City Natural Res High Yield Tst PLC
30 November 2006

To:             Company Announcements

Date:           30 November 2006

Company:        City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc





Directorate Change



The Board of Directors of City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc announces
that Mr Richard Prickett (aged 55) will be appointed as a non-executive Director
of the Company on 1 December 2006.



His current directorships include those of Patagonia Gold plc, Landore Resources
Ltd and Asian Growth Properties Ltd.



Mr Prickett was a director of Brancote Holdings plc, where he was executive
Chairman from 1994 to 2002.







The following information is disclosed pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 R of the
listing rules.



Mr Prickett was a Director and non-executive Chairman of Sanatana Diamonds Inc,
and a Director of Probus Estates plc.



Mr Prickett was a director of London Securities plc which agreed a Corporate
Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) with its creditors and shareholders on 16 October
1992 for a two year period.  The shares were never suspended from trading during
the CVA and he resigned as a Director in July 1994. The CVA was completed in
October 1994 as agreed.



Mr Prickett was appointed a non-executive director of Cloud Cover Limited in
June 1996 and resigned in November 1996.  On 12 June 1997, approximately six
months after his resignation, Cloud Cover went into liquidation.



Mr Prickett was a director of Brancote Australia NL at the time it was placed in
voluntary administration on 3 March 2000.  The company was subsequently placed
in creditors' liquidation.  The company's sole creditor at that time was
Brancote Holdings Plc which subsequently wrote off all outstanding debt due from
Brancote Australia NL.  The liquidation has since been finalised and the company
struck off.





There is no other information require to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph
9.6.13 R of the listing rules.





All Enquiries:
M A Cassels
F&C Asset Management plc
0131 465 1000




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