Board Change

Nichols PLC
14 December 2006

Date:           Immediate release, Thursday 14 December 2006



Contacts:       John Nichols, Executive Chairman

                Nichols plc

Telephone:      [phone]

Website:        www.nicholsplc.co.uk



                Alistair Mackinnon-Musson

                Nicola Savage

                Hudson Sandler

Telephone:      [phone]

Email:          [e-mail]







                                   Nichols plc

                                  BOARD CHANGE


Nichols plc, the soft drinks group, announces with regret that it has accepted
the resignation of Brendan Hynes as Group Finance Director in order to take up a
new role.  The Board is pleased, however, that Brendan will remain in his
current position until after the announcement of the Group's Preliminary results
in March 2007.  A search for a replacement is already underway.

Commenting John Nichols, Chairman, said:

'We are sad that Brendan will be leaving us.  Brendan has been a tremendous
asset to the Group over the past four years, during which time we have
successfully repositioned our business.  We all wish him well in his new
position.


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Notes to Editors:

Nichols plc has two principal operations:

1)      Soft Drinks (primarily involved in the sale of soft drinks, including
Vimto, throughout the world and Panda & Sunkist in the UK) and

2)      Beverage Systems (Cabana, soft drinks on draught 'dispense')



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