BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SECRETARY

	Lord Rothermere was appointed to the Board in 1995 and appointed Chairman in 1998, having joined the Group in 1994. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and of JP Morgan Fleming Mercantile Investment Trust plc.
	Charles Sinclair was appointed to the Board in 1988 and appointed Chief Executive in 1989, having joined the Group in 1975. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and of SVG Capital plc.
	Peter Williams was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in 1991, having joined the Group in 1982. He is a non-executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc, GCap Media plc and of Ibis Media VCT plc.
	John Hemingway was appointed to the Board in 1978. He is an independent solicitor.
	Marius Gray was appointed to the Board in 1985. He was senior partner of Dixon Wilson, Chartered Accountants, and is chairman of the Audit Committee.
	Ian Park was appointed to the Board in 1994. He was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers from 1982 to 1995 and its chairman from 1995 to 2003. He was formerly President of the Newspaper Society and chairman of the Press Association.
	Frank Lowy was appointed to the Board in 1994. He is chairman of Westfield Holdings, a major shopping centre company with interests primarily in Australia, the USA and the UK. He is retiring at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting in February 2007.
	David Dutton was appointed to the Board in 1997. He advises the Group on property matters and is chairman of DMG Information.
	Paul Dacre was appointed to the Board in 1998, having joined the Group in 1979. He has been editor of the Daily Mail since 1992 and editor-in-chief of Associated Newspapers since 1998.
	Padraic Fallon was appointed to the Board in 1999. He is chairman of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc and a non-executive director of Allied Irish Banks plc. He joined Euromoney in 1974 as editor and was managing director from 1985 to 1992.
	Charles Dunstone was appointed to the Board in 2001. He is founder and chief executive of the Carphone Warehouse Group plc and a non-executive director of HBOS plc.
	Francisco Balsemão was appointed to the Board in 2002. He is chairman and chief executive of IMPRESA, S.G.P.S, chairman of the European Publishers Council and a former prime minister of Portugal.
	Tom Gillespie was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is a former senior partner of Ogilvy Renault and has advised the Group on legal matters in Canada for many years.
	David Verey was appointed to the Board in 2004. He is chairman of the Blackstone Group-UK and was formerly chairman of Lazard, London.
	Kevin Beatty was appointed to the Board in 2004, having joined the Group in 1996. He is managing director of Associated Newspapers and was managing director of Northcliffe Newspapers between 2001 and 2004.
	Nicholas Jennings was appointed Company Secretary in 1999, having joined the Group in 1988. He is also responsible for investor relations.

* Member of the Audit Committee
† Member of the Nominations Committee
‡ Member of the Remuneration Committee
§ Member of the Risk Committee