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Yorkshire Group PLC
25 February 2004


PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

25 February 2004

YORKSHIRE GROUP PLC ("YORKSHIRE" OR THE "COMPANY")

BOARD CHANGE

The Board of Yorkshire is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter
Gyllenhammar as a non-executive director of the Company.

Mr Gyllenhammar, 50, is currently also a director of Montpellier Group plc,
Jarvis Porter Group plc, Yorklyde plc and Browallia Holdings Limited (formerly
Union plc). He was a director of Cape plc and Darby Group Limited (formerly
Darby Group plc) within the last five years.

Mr Gyllenhammar specialises in investing in companies in financial difficulty
and was a director of Reece plc, which entered into administration in November
2001 and was subsequently liquidated in August 2002. He was also a director of
Browallia UK Limited, which was solvent when it was dissolved in March 2000.

No further details require disclosure pursuant to paragraph 16.4 of the Listing
Rules.

Certain terms used in this announcement are defined in the circular despatched
to Shareholders on 3 February 2004.

Enquiries:


Yorkshire Group plc                                    Tel: 0113 244 3111

Andrew Dick (Chairman and Chief Executive)

Jim Perrie (Chief Financial Officer)

Malcolm Shilton (Company Secretary)


Hawkpoint Partners Limited                             Tel: 020 7665 4500

Andrew Speirs


Hogarth Partnership Limited                            Tel: 0207357 9477

Nick Denton




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