Walker,Crips,Weddle,Beck PLC 13 April 2005 WALKER, CRIPS, WEDDLE, BECK PLC Appointment of David Hetherton and Robert Elliott to the Board Following upon the acquisition of G&E Investment Services Limited, parent of the London York Group, which was completed upon the admission to trading of 800,000 new shares in Walker, Crips, Weddle, Beck plc ('WCWB') on 11th April 2005, it is now announced that, in accordance with the terms of the acquisition, the Directors of WCWB have appointed David Hetherton to be an executive director of WCWB, and Robert Elliott to be a non-executive director. 13th April 2005 For further information contact: Walker, Crips, Weddle, Beck plc - Michael Sunderland (020 7253 7502) - David Hetherton ( 01904 544 300) This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange