Directorate Change

31 March 2011 Talent Group plc (`Talent' or the `Company') Director Changes The Company announces that Bob Benton has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company, with immediate effect. Mr Benton is the president of Bob&Co, an advisory firm connecting Vision, Content and Finance by providing guidance, fund-raising and investment in film, television and theatre projects. Mr Benton is a former Chairman of Talent Group, and most recently served as Chairman of HandMade Films, overseeing the necessary restructuring and sale of the company. Mr Benton's career includes many years experience in investment banking and stock broking. He recently acted as Managing Director and Head of Media at Canaccord Adams. He also served as Chief Executive of Ingenious Securities. Before that, he was Chairman of Bridgewell Group, the stockbroker which was founded in 2002 and floated on AIM in 2007. He has also held office as Chairman and CEO of Charterhouse Securities, global head of sales at ABN Amro and Managing Director of HSBC Securities Services (formerly HSBC James Capel) before becoming chief executive of the company at the age of 34. He is the current Chairman of Clarksons Plc, the prominent shipping group. Tony Humphreys, Managing Director of Talent, commented: "Bob already knows all about the company as a long-term shareholder and former Chairman. He shares our ambitions for the future and we look forward to having his experience and enthusiasm around the board table again." ENQUIRIES: Talent Group plc Tony Humphreys Tel 020 7822 3900 Merchant Securities Limited John East / Simon Clements Tel 020 7628 2200 Under Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules, the following information is disclosed: Mr Robert John Benton, aged 53, has been a director and partner of the following companies and partnerships in the last five years: Current directorships Past directorships Bob and Co Limited Bridgewell Group Limited Children's Liver Disease Foundation Bridgewell Limited Clarkson Fund Management Limited Bridgewell Securities Limited Clarkson plc Handmade Limited Huxley Colour Limited Ingenious Media Holdings plc Marlborough House School Trust Limited Ingenious Media Limited Somethin' Else Live Limited Ingenious Securities Limited Wye Films LLP Talent Films Limited Talent Group plc Talent Holdings Limited Talent Kids Limited Talent Music Limited Talent Television Limited Talent Theatre Productions Limited The Discerning Eye Ltd Wingfield Media Limited Mr Benton currently holds 2,035,836 Ordinary Shares in the Company, equivalent to 10.48 per cent of its issued share capital. Mr Benton has confirmed that there is no additional information to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2, paragraph (g) of the AIM rules.
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