Board Changes

ATA Group PLC
19 December 2005




ATA Group PLC

19th December 2005





                                 ATA Group Plc

                                 Board changes



After fourteen years as Executive Chairman of ATA Group Plc, W. J. C. Douie has
decided to reduce his position to that of Non - Executive Chairman with effect
from 1st January 2006



After seven years with the Group, J. R. Hustler has, following the emergence of
certain areas of disagreement over strategy and Corporate Governance, resigned
from his position as Non - Executive Director by mutual agreement effective from
5 December 2005.



Following those two changes the composition of the Board will be:-



W. J. C. Douie, Non - Executive Chairman with extra responsibilities for Group
Strategy.



C Chapman, Chief Executive Officer.



A. Bailey, Commercial Director with full responsibility for Finance.



Whereas AIM listed Companies are not required to comply fully with the Combined
Code of Corporate Governance, having taken into consideration the advice of the
Group Nominated Adviser, Williams de Broe, with respect to Corporate Governance,
the Board has undertaken to appoint an additional fully independent Non -
Executive Director with relevant industry experience during the early part of
2006.  The Board also recognises, as an objective, the Combined Code Smaller
Company recommendation to maintain two independent Non - Executive Directors.



W. J. C. Douie, Chairman, ATA Group Plc, 19th December 2005.



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