Board Appointment

 THE STANLEY GIBBONS GROUP PLC

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Board Appointment

The Stanley Gibbons Group Plc (AIM:SGI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Louis Castro as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company and Chairman designate of the Audit Committee, with immediate effect.

Louis has over 30 years' experience in accounting and corporate finance both in the UK and overseas. Most recently he has been the Chief Financial Officer at Eland Oil & Gas, a publicly quoted company where he was one of two executive directors. Previously he was the Managing Director of Northland Capital Partners in London and before this he was Head of Corporate Finance at Matrix Corporate Capital and at Insinger de Beaufort. He started his career by qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC).

Louis has widespread international experience having advised the Boards of companies worldwide including companies in the retail sector. He has led on numerous public listings and has been a non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee at Eland Oil & Gas and at Pan European Terminals.

Mr Castro is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He graduated in 1980 from Birmingham University with a BSc & BComm (Hons) in Engineering Production & Economics.

The following information regarding the appointment of Louis Emmanuel Castro, aged 58, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

At the date of this announcement, Mr Castro does not have any beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Group.

There are no further disclosures required under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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