Appointment of Director

Northern Bear Plc
16 January 2007





FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


16 January 2007





                               Northern Bear Plc


                            Appointment of Director



The Board of Northern Bear Plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Howard
Barry Gold as a Non-executive Director.


Howard, 63, is currently the Senior Partner at Mincoffs Solicitors LLP and
brings a wealth of business experience and extensive legal knowledge to the
Company.


Listed below are the names of the companies and partnerships (including limited
liability partnerships) with which Howard Gold has been a director or partner at
any time in the past five years.


Directorships                                         Former directorships (held
                                                      within the last 5 years)

Project Property Limited                              Barrier Limited
Kickpoint Limited
Osborne Professional Services Limited
Metnor Group plc
Pila Properties Limited

Alternate Directorships
Bloomsbury Limited
Bloomsbury No 2 Limited
Chanterelle Investments Limited
Oaksdale Company Limited
Fairwood Limited
Westmead Properties Limited
Valemount Properties Limited
Shipley Limited
Fulton Properties Limited
Brookgate Limited
Elderdown Limited.

Partnerships                                         Former partnerships (within
                                                               the last 5 years)

Mincoffs Solicitors LLP                                      Mincoffs Solicitors


There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and
Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.


Enquiries:

Northern Bear Plc
Graham Forrest                                                     0191 371 2934


Dawnay, Day Corporate Finance Limited
Alex Stanbury                                                      020 7509 4570







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