Change to Board of Directors

Taverners Trust PLC
23 March 2000


DIRECTORATE:

THE BOARD OF THE TAVERNERS TRUST PLC (THE 'COMPANY') ANNOUNCES THAT, WITH
EFFECT FROM 23 MARCH 2000, MR MARTIN GILBERT HAS RESIGNED AS A NON EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY AND MR BILLY WHITBREAD, FORMERLY THE ALTERNATE
DIRECTOR FOR MR GILBERT, HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS A NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
COMPANY.  GOING FORWARD, MR GILBERT WILL NOW ACT AS ALTERNATE DIRECTOR FOR MR
WHITBREAD.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 16.4 OF THE LISTING RULES OF
THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (THE 'LISTING RULES'):

MR WHITBREAD IS CURRENTLY A DIRECTOR OF THE FOLLOWING PUBLICLY QUOTED COMPANY:
HANOVER INTERNATIONAL PLC.

THERE ARE NO DISCLOSURES REQUIRED TO BE MADE BY MR WHITBREAD UNDER PARAGRAPH
6.F.2(B) TO (G) OF THE LISTING RULES.