General Accident PLC 27 October 2005 GENERAL ACCIDENT PLC ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR General Accident plc announces that Mike Pemberton will resign from the Board of the Company on his retirement from the Aviva Group on 31 March 2006 on attaining age 60. - ends - Enquiries: Analysts / Investors Richard Whitaker, Group Company Secretary +44 (0) 20 7662 2051 Media Hayley Stimpson, Director of External Affairs +44 (0) 20 76627544 Alex Child-Villiers, Financial Dynamics +44 (0) 20 7269 7107 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange