Retirement of Director

Colefax Group PLC 30 September 2003 Colefax Group Plc ('the Company') Retirement of a Director After six years as a non-executive Director, the company announces that Sir Martin Sorrell is today retiring from the Board of Colefax Group Plc. The Board would like to thank him for his valuable contribution to the Group. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange