Appointment of Director

For Immediate Release

14 November 2012

Booker Group plc ("the Company")

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

The Board of Booker is pleased to announce that Helena Andreas has been appointed as a Non Executive Director with immediate effect. Helena, 37, is Group Head of Retail & Distribution at Vodafone Group and covers retail channel strategy, in-store customer experience as well as operational efficiency including processes, people and IT, as well as leadership of a global in-store transformation programme.

Prior to joining Vodafone Helena held senior positions in marketing and operations at Tesco Group plc and as a business consultant within Retail and Consumer at Accenture. Helena holds an MBA from INSEAD. Helena is a non-executive director of Extenda, a leading supplier of retail POS systems and Billerud, a Swedish listed pulp and paper producer.

Richard Rose, Chairman of Booker, said: "We are delighted that Helena is joining the Booker Board. Her experience of customer management and new technology will be really helpful as we continue our journey to focus, drive and broaden Booker."

ENDS

For further information contact:

Tulchan Communications (PR adviser to Booker Group plc)

020 7353 4200

Susanna Voyle

Rebecca Scott

Notes:

The Booker Board now comprises of Richard Rose (Chairman), Charles Wilson (Chief Executive), Jonathan Prentis (Group Finance Director), Bryn Satherley (Operations Director), Guy Farrant (Managing Director of UK cash & carry), Mark Aylwin (Managing Director Booker Direct); and non executive directors Helena Andreas, Lord Bilimoria, Andrew Cripps, Karen Jones and Stewart Gilliland.

Save as disclosed below, there is nothing further to disclose in relation to the appointment of Helena Andreas under LR 9.6.11 of the Listing Rules.

Full name: Helena Andreas

Current directorships:

Billerud AB May 2011 - Present

Extenda AB May 2010 - Present

Previous directorships:

None

Unspent Convictions:

None

Receiverships/Liquidations in past 12 months:

None

Public Criticism in last 12 months:

None

Shareholding in Booker Group plc:

None