Directorate Change

23 Aug 2005 16:13

Huveaux PLC23 August 2005 23 August 2005 Epic Group plc ('Epic' or the 'Company') Re: Directorate Change Following the announcement on 22 August 2005 that the recommended offer for theCompany by Huveaux PLC ('Huveaux') had been declared wholly unconditional, JohnGordon, Donald Clark, Stephen Oliver, Ian Ritchie and Brian Stevens haveresigned as directors of Epic. On 22 August 2005, John Philip de Blocq van Kuffeler (aged 56), Gerry Murray(aged 52) and David Bowen Horne (aged 43), all directors of Huveaux, were eachappointed as directors of Epic. Past and present directorship details for the new Directors are as follows: Mr van Kuffeler Present directorships: Huveaux PLC and various of its subsidiary companies (Dod's ParliamentaryCommunications Limited; Fenman Limited; Training Journal Limited; Mislex (420)Limited; Vacher Dod Publishing Limited; VDP Limited) Provident Financial PLC Finsbury Smaller Companies Trust Plc (which was the subject of a members'voluntary winding up, and a liquidator was appointed on 17 December 1999) JPMorgan Fleming Technology Trust PLC (which was the subject of a members'voluntary winding up, and a liquidator was appointed on 10 January 2003) Past directorships in last five years (and date of cessation): Eidos plc (17 May 2005) Finsbury Smaller Quoted Companies Trust PLC (22 April 2003) The Medical Defence Union Limited (21 September 2004) MDU Investments Limited (21 September 2004) Van Kuffeler & Company Limited (23 September 2003) MDU Services Limited (21 September 2004) Lancashire & London Finance Company Limited (16 April 2001) TV Eye Limited (5 April 2005) Mr Murray Present directorships: Huveaux PLC and Fenman Limited (a subsidiary of Huveaux PLC) Virtual Reality Centre Limited Mr Horne Present directorships: Huveaux PLC and various of its subsidiary companies (Dod's ParliamentaryCommunications Limited; Fenman Limited; Training Journal Limited; Mislex (420)Limited; Vacher Dod Publishing Limited; VDP Limited; Huveaux France SAS ;European Parliamentary Communications SPRL) Bowen Business Consultants Limited Past directorships: BSMG Worldwide Europe Limited* BSMG Medical & Health Communications Limited* Charles Barker plc* Charles Barker Healthcare Limited* Charles Barker Publishing Limited* GJW Holdings Limited* GJW Government Relations Limited* GJW Europe Limited* GJW International Limited* GJW Scotland Limited* Mediphacs Limited * Square Mile Holdings Limited* Square Mile Communications Limited* Square Mile Research Limited* The Three Castles' Trial Limited (ceased to be director on 1 March 2003) * Ceased to be a director on 31 December 2001 Save as disclosed in this announcement, Messrs van Kuffeler, Murray and Hornehave each confirmed that there are no further disclosures required on theirbehalf pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules. Contact: John van Kuffeler, Director Tel: 020-7245-0270Stephen Oliver, Company Secretary Tel: 01236 728 686 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange