Board Appointments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 DECEMBER 2004

                              CHEMRING GROUP PLC                               

                              BOARD APPOINTMENTS                               

Chemring Group PLC ('Chemring' or 'the Group') announces the appointment of Dr
David Price as Group Chief Executive with effect from 4 April 2005. Dr Price is
49 years old and leaves his current employment at Rolls-Royce plc as Managing
Director, Naval Marine, where he has had responsibility for managing a global
business with a turnover in excess of £450 million per annum. Dr Price has held
a number of senior appointments in the aerospace industry, including Managing
Director of Thomson (UK) Holdings Ltd and Chief Executive of Thomson-Thorn
Missile Electronics Ltd (both now part of the Thales Group). Dr Price is a
Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers and of the Institute of Marine
Engineering, Science & Technology.

Chemring's current Chief Executive, David Evans, will step down as Chief
Executive in April 2005 and will take up the position of Non-Executive Deputy
Chairman.

Chemring Chairman, Ken Scobie, said he was delighted that Dr Price had
consented to take up the role as Chief Executive:

'David Price is just the man we need to take full advantage of the increasing
range of opportunities open to the Group. I am pleased that we will be
retaining David Evans, who will be able to concentrate his expertise and skills
on our growing businesses in the United States. These two appointments,
together with the appointments earlier this year of two new independent
non-executive directors, will further strengthen the Board to enable it to
deliver its future strategy for the Group.'

For further information:

Ken Scobie Chairman, Chemring Group PLC 01489 881880

David Evans Chief Executive, Chemring Group PLC 01489 881880

Jonathan Rooper Cardew Group 0207 930 0777