Novar PLC 31 March 2005 31 March 2005 NOVAR PLC BOARD CHANGES On 31 March 2005, Honeywell Acquisitions Limited (the "Offeror") announced that the recommended cash offers for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital and for the entire issued and to be issued preference share capital of Novar plc ("Novar") made on 10 January 2005 by JPMorgan plc on behalf of the Offeror had been declared unconditional in all respects. Novar announces that Bob Baker, Roger Fradin, John J. Tus, Anne Madden and George Van Kula have joined the board of Novar as non-executive directors. Other than the matters referred to below, there are no further details requiring disclosure in respect of Messrs. Baker, Fradin, Tus,Van Kula and Ms. Madden under paragraphs 16.4(a) and 16.4(b) of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority in connection with those appointments. Mr Fradin is currently a director of MSC Industrial Direct (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange). Sir Graham Hearne, Hans Nilsson, Oliver Stocken, Sir Geoffrey Whalen, Stephen Howard, Mike McKeon and Daniel Dayan have resigned from the Novar board. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange