MURRAY INCOME TRUST PLC ('the Company')
Appointment of non-executive director
The Directors of the Company are pleased to announce the appointment of David Ernest Woods as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 15 December 2008.
David is currently non-executive chairman of Royal Liver Assurance, and a non-executive director of Standard Life Smaller Companies Trust plc and of The Moller Centre for Continuing Education. He is also Chairman of the Pension Fund Trustees for all of the UK companies in the Steria Group, a trustee of the Scottish Provident Pension Fund, and a member of the Court, and Chairman of the Audit Committee, of Heriot-Watt University.
Qualifying as a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in 1973, David has spent nearly 40 years working in the life insurance and investment industries both in the UK and abroad, Between 1988 and 2002, he was Group Managing Director of The Scottish Provident Group where he eventually managed that organisation through the process of its demutualisation and successful sale to the Abbey National Group.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13R(1):
Current publicly quoted company directorship of Mr Woods:
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies PLC
Former publicly quoted company directorships of Mr Woods:
Resolution plc Retired 1 May 2008
In addition, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13R there are no details to be disclosed in respect of the requirements of paragraphs (2) to (6).
For Murray Income Trust PLC
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, SECRETARY
15 December 2008