Directorate Change

GlaxoSmithKline PLC
21 January 2005


Issued -  Friday 21st January 2005, London - LSE Announcement


                             GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC
                  ANNOUNCES A CHANGE TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE


AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Board has appointed Sir Deryck Maughan a member of the Audit Committee, with
immediate effect.

A table showing the membership of the Board and its committees with effect from
21st January 2005 is attached to this announcement.


S M Bicknell

Company Secretary

21st January 2005


                          BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
                        WITH EFFECT FROM 21ST JANUARY 2005.


Sir Christopher Gent        Chairman

Sir Ian Prosser             Senior Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr J-P Garnier              Chief Executive Officer

Mr J D Coombe               Chief Financial Officer

Dr Tachi Yamada             Executive Director, Chairman, Research & Development

Mr H Lawrence Culp          Independent Non-Executive Director

Sir Crispin Davis           Independent Non-Executive Director

Sir Deryck Maughan          Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr Ronaldo Schmitz          Independent Non-Executive Director

Dr Lucy Shapiro             Non-Executive Director

Sir Robert Wilson           Independent Non-Executive Director


Board Committee           Committee Chairman         Members

Audit                     Dr Ronaldo Schmitz         Sir Deryck Maughan
                                                     Sir Ian Prosser
                                                     Sir Robert Wilson

Remuneration              Sir Robert Wilson          Mr H Lawrence Culp Jnr.
                                                     Sir Crispin Davis

Nominations               Sir Christopher Gent       Sir Ian Prosser
                                                     Dr Ronaldo Schmitz

Corporate Responsibility  Sir Christopher Gent       Sir Ian Prosser
                                                     Dr Lucy Shapiro


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