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28 Apr 2008 12:36

Arena Leisure PLC28 April 2008 Arena Leisure Plc ("Arena" or "the Company") Directorate Change The Board announces that it has today appointed Antony Harris as FinanceDirector. Tony, aged 39, is the former Chief Financial Officer of The UNITE Group plc and,prior to that, Vice President Finance (Europe & Africa, and Nordic regions) atHilton International. Tony takes up the Finance Director role at Arena on 1 May2008. Tony qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1993. He thenspent thirteen years working in the hotel industry, first with Inter-ContinentalHotels Group and then, for the bulk of this period, with Hilton International.As Vice President Finance at Hilton International, Tony was responsible for 230hotels operating across 35 countries. With Arena having recently received planning permission for three hotels to belocated at Doncaster, Lingfield Park and Wolverhampton Racecourses, Tony'sexperience will be invaluable as Arena embarks upon an exciting period ofexpansion. Bob Mercer will remain as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary and willplay a vital role in ensuring that Arena delivers its three major developmentprojects on time and on budget, continues to drive an increasing profit streamfrom its extensive racecourse assets and unlocks value from the surplus landassets within its freehold property portfolio. The following information is provided in respect of Tony Harris' current andprevious directorships. Current Directorships: None Directorships held within the last five years: The UNITE Group plc andwholly-owned related subsidiaries, and several non-UK subsidiaries of HiltonInternational and the former Hilton Group plc. - Ends- For further information please contact: Arena Leisure Plc: Tel: 020-7632-2080Mark Elliott Chief Executive E-mail: contact@arenaleisureplc.com Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial: Tel: 020-7861-3232David Rydell/Olly Scott www.arenaleisureplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange