Directorate Change

Cyan Holdings Plc
05 February 2008

Press Release                                                    5 February 2008


                               Cyan Holdings Plc

                            ('Cyan' or 'the Group')

                     Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Cyan (AIM: CYAN.L), a fabless semiconductor company providing configurable
application software and production ready modules based on feature rich, low
power, microcontroller chips, is pleased to announce the appointment of David
Gutteridge as Non-Executive Director.

David has over fifteen years experience in the technology and IT sectors.  He
has held the position of director of a number of public and private companies
where he has made a significant contribution to their business and strategic
development. He has extensive experience in listings, management buy-outs and
buy-ins, venture capital start ups as well as acquisitions and disposals.

David's last executive role was as Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director
of UK based banking software provider Financial Objects plc where he led the
Company's flotation on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange as well as
the organic and acquisitive growth of the business.

David is currently a senior independent Non-Executive Director of Sanderson plc,
a £30 million revenue software solutions company and the Chairman of Tinglobal
Limited, a private equity backed IT solutions vendor. He is a CIMA qualified
accountant.

Kenn Lamb, CEO of Cyan, commented on the appointment:  'We are delighted to
strengthen our team with the appointment of David.  He brings significant PLC
experience to Cyan and is the perfect appointment for the company at this stage
in its development.  Having established firm foundations over the last years
with our listing on the AIM market and the restructuring of the business, David
will play a key role going forward as we successfully implement our new business
strategy.'

In accordance with Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules, David James Gutteridge, aged
56, has the following directorships:

Current Directorships:
Sanderson Group plc
Tinglobal Limited
Pentlands Services Limited
Tindirect Limited
Weeerit.com Limited

Other Directorships within the last five years:
Financial Objects plc                                Resigned 10/01/2003
Financial Objects (UK) Limited                       Resigned 10/01/2003
Financial Objects International Limited              Resigned 10/01/2003
Fino Software Servces Limited                        Resigned 10/01/2003
9000 Limited                                         Resigned 10/01/2003
Global Financial Systems Limited                     Resigned 10/01/2003


For further information:
Cyan Holdings plc
Kenn Lamb, CEO                                         Tel: [phone]
Andrew Lee, Finance Director
                                                          www.cyantechnology.com

Collins Stewart Europe Limited
Chris Howard / Oliver Quarmby                          Tel: [phone]
Corporate Finance
                                                         www.collins-stewart.com

Abchurch Communications
Heather Salmond/ Franziska Boehnke                     Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]                      www.abchurch-group.com



Notes to Editors

Based in Cambridge in the UK, Cyan Holdings plc is a fabless semiconductor
company specializing in the development of applications solutions collectively
known as 'Cy Solved(TM)' which are built upon the company's low powered,
configurable eCOG1k and eCOG1x  microcontroller chips.

Cy-Solved incorporates ready to go solutions, software stacks, applications
examples, modular software based on easy to use APIs, evaluation boards and
production hardware modules from partners, all pulled together through Cyan's
free integrated development environment CyanIDE(TM). Cy-Solved can be 
incorporated as-is into an application but also supports an ability to be easily 
customised - either way, giving users a head start on the road to market. 
Currently available Cy-Solved applications include RF-Solved, USB-Solved, 
Ethernet-Solved and Motor Control-Solved.

The Company was founded in 2002 and listed on AIM in 2005 Cyan Holdings plc
operates through the brand 'Cyan'.


Website: http://www.cyantechnology.com






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