Earthport Regulatory News (EPO)

3 May 2005 16:33

Earthport PLC03 May 2005 For immediate release Stock Exchange announcement 3rd May 2005 earthport plc ("earthport" or "Company") Change of Chairman The Board of earthport plc announces the appointment of Michael (Mike) Harrison(60) as Non-Executive Chairman with effect from today, 3rd May 2005. Currently Managing Director of The Steering Partnership Limited, Mike waspreviously Managing Director of Cedar Group from 1997 to 2002. He also spenttwo years at Informix between 1995 and 1997. Between 1990 and 1995 Mike was Managing Director of Oracle Corporation UKLimited - the company's largest operating unit. Mike helped redesign the UK andworldwide operations and saw turnover rise from £90 million to £210 Million. Previously Mike ran the UK and Ireland operations for Data General 1986-1990 andset up the software and services division of Burroughs between 1982 and 1986 -turning a £5million loss into a £5million profit. In view of this appointment, Andrew (Andy) Ripley has resigned from the Board ofearthport plc, having served 12 days short of three years as Non-ExecutiveChairman. The Board would like to express its gratitude for the exemplary andresilient manner of Andy's service as Chairman in testing times during there-engineering of the Company. Rob Cunningham Earthport CEO commented "We welcome Mike to earthport. Hiswealth of top line management experience and knowledge in the IT and onlinesectors will greatly benefit the Company and fits well with the recentappointments of Calum Cunningham as Managing Director and Nick Dunlop asCommercial Director. Andy has been a redoubtable and responsible Chairman of earthport acting in thebest interests of shareholders. I am personally very grateful for the supporthe has given to the Company and members of the management team during histenure." Matters for disclosure under paragraph 15 of the AIM Rules with respect to theappointment of Michael Harrison as a Non-Executive Director of earthport plc: Full name: Michael Geoffrey Harrison Age: 60 Current Directorships: The Steering Partnership Limited Birds (UK) Limited Birds Garage Limited Infratools Limited Nutrition Publications Limited Directorships held within the last 5 years: Cedardata PLC Cedar Limited Streambeam Ansaback Limited Sword Business Services Limited Cedar Software Limited Cedar Funding PLC Cedar Firman Jack Limited Cedar PMPL Limited Grad Systems Limited Cedar Orbis Limited Qualtech Limited Cedar ConsultingServices Limited Firman Jack Limited Cedar Consulting (UK) Limited Streambeam (UK) Limited Cedar Consulting Holdings Limited Cedar HR Software Limited SBA U.K. LTD Tele-Connect Systems Limited There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regards tothis appointment as outlined under paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules. End Enquiries: Rob Cunningham - CEO earthport plc +44 (0) 20 7907 1100David Nabarro / Nigel Atkinson - Nabarro Wells +44 (0) 20 7710 7400James Melville-Ross / Juliet Clarke - Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7831 3113 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange