Directorate Change

The Board of Temple Bar Investment Trust Plc is pleased to announce the
appointment of Mr David Webster to the Board with effect from 1 January 2009.
It is confirmed that there are no matters requiring disclosure under paragraph
9.6.13 (2) to (6) of the Listing Rules. Mr Webster has been a Director of the
following publicly quoted companies in the past five years:

Safeway plc

InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (current appointment)

24 November 2008

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