Slingsby(H.C.)Plc 26 October 2005 H C SLINGSBY PLC APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The board of H C Slingsby plc wishes to announce the appointment of Mr John Roger Waterhouse, as non-executive director with effect from 1st November 2005. Mr Waterhouse, aged 60, who has a physics degree from Oxford University, was managing director of several industrial services companies in the IT, waste management and construction sectors. He is a non-executive director and deputy chair of North Bradford Primary Care Trust. Mr Waterhouse was a director of Webfell Group plc between 1998 and 2003. Mr Waterhouse has not been a director or partner of any other companies or partnerships in the last five years. Mr Waterhouse has: (i) no unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences; (ii) never been bankrupt or the subject of a voluntary arrangement, or has had a receiver appointed to any of his assets; (iii) never been a director of any company which, while he was a director with an executive function or within 12 months after he ceased to be a director with an executive function, had a receiver appointed or went into compulsory liquidation, creditors voluntary liquidation, administration or a company voluntary arrangement, or made any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or with any class of its creditors; (iv) never been a partner of any partnership, which while he was a partner or within 12 months after he ceased to be a partner, went into compulsory liquidation, administration or partnership voluntary arrangement, or had a receiver appointed to any partnership asset; (v) never had any public criticism by statutory or regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies); (vi) never been disqualified by a court from acting as a director or from acting in the management or conduct of affairs of any company. The board also wishes to announce that Mr J F Slingsby, is to revert to Non Executive Chairman of H C Slingsby plc from 1st November 2005. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange