Directorate Change

Berkeley Berry Birch PLC
11 December 2003

                                                                11 December 2003


                                  Board Change

Berkeley Berry Birch plc (BBB), the financial services distribution group,
announces that Craig Butcher, the Group Finance Director has decided to leave
the company. Craig has a 12 month notice period and has agreed to stay until at
least the end of the current financial year, 31 March 2004.

Craig has been with the company for the past three and a half years and has now
decided he would like to pursue other interests. The search for a successor is
underway and an announcement will be made in due course.

Commenting on his departure, Executive Chairman of Berkeley Berry Birch,
Clifford Lockyer, said: 'Craig has been instrumental in helping to develop
Berkeley Berry Birch as a truly national financial services distribution group
and has been working with the Board to deliver the operational and financial
objectives of the Group. The recent interim results show what progress we have
made. Craig has been discussing his future with us for some time. He is a
talented young man and is looking for a new challenge to develop his career
further. We will be sorry to see him leave, however he has agreed to stay in the
short term and be fully involved in the selection of his successor.'


                                     -ENDS-

Notes to Editors

Berkeley Berry Birch plc

   •National Financial Services Distribution Group
   •Top Five Independent Financial Advice (IFA) Group
   •Established since 2002
   •Formed by the merger of Berkeley and Berry Birch & Noble plc in January
    2002
   •Listed on the London Stock Exchange with eleven major institutional
    investors
   •Current annual turnover of circa £65 million and more than 800 fully
    regulated advisers
   •Multi Channel: IFA, employee benefits, insurance broking, trustee
    services
   •Over 100,000 customers


For further information please contact:

Berkeley Berry Birch:
Stephen Ingledew, Group Chief Executive                            07774 185 779

Grandfield                                                         020 7417 4170
Matthew Jervois
Geoff Callow



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