Directorate Change

City Natural Res High Yield Tst PLC
29 June 2005



To:               RNS
From:             City Natural Resources High Yield Trust plc
Date:             29 June 2005


Directorate Changes


The Board announces the appointment of Mr Geoffrey Burns as a non-executive
Director with immediate effect.


Mr Burns is a director of Barnellan Equity Advice Ltd, a private equity advisory
business.  He has worked in the investment fund industry for over twenty years
and has 12 years of fund management experience, including 5 years as Head of
Investment Trusts at Murray Johnstone Limited.


Mr Burns is Chairman of Premier Utilities Trust plc, and is on the Board of
several other limited companies.  He is a consultant to CDC Group and the Swiss
Government on unquoted investments.




For further information please contact:



Martin A Cassels
F&C Asset Management plc
Company Secretaries
0131 465 1000


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