New Finance Director

Liberty PLC 01 February 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1st February 2006 LIBERTY Plc: APPOINTMENT OF NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR Liberty Plc ('Liberty'), the Regent Street retail emporium, today announces the appointment of Crispin Mardon as Finance Director with effect from 31st March 2006. Crispin Mardon is currently Liberty's Chief Financial Officer. His current directorships are: CPM Business Consultancy Limited - appointed May 1996 Packjet Limited - appointed July 2004. His previous directorships held over the past five years are: Kurt Geiger Limited - appointed 1 May 2000 and resigned 27 Feb 2004 Salvation Army Trading Company Limited - appointed December 2004 and resigned June 2005. There are no additional details to be disclosed under Schedule 2 paragraph g of the AIM rules. Fraser Allan, Liberty's existing Finance Director, has confirmed his resignation with effect from 31st March 2006 to take up a senior appointment with another retail organisation. Ends. Contact: Richard Balfour Lynn, Chairman, Liberty. Tel: 020 7706 2121 Iain Renwick, Chief Executive, Liberty. Tel: 020 7734 1234 Baron Phillips, Baron Phillips Associates. Tel: 020 7920 3161 07050 124119 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange