Directorate Change

Walker,Crips,Weddle,Beck PLC
06 April 2004


                        WALKER, CRIPS, WEDDLE, BECK PLC

                                 BOARD CHANGES


Walker, Crips, Weddle, Beck plc ('WCWB'), the fully listed stock and share
broker, announces that, with effect from today, its stockbroking business has
been transferred to its wholly owned subsidiary, Walker Crips Stockbrokers
Limited ('WCSB'). As part of this re-organisation, three executive directors,
Glenn Cooper (Operations), Nigel Simmonds (Investorlink) and Stephen Simper
(Administration), have resigned from the Board of WCWB and have accepted
appointments as directors of WCSB.


6 April 2004

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