Board Appointment

RNS Number:9063O
Charlton Athletic PLC
15 July 2005


CHARLTON ATHLETIC PLC

15 July 2005

Board Appointment

Charlton Athletic PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of
Derek Guy Chappell, aged 50, as a non-executive director, with effect from 8
July 2005.

Derek is currently a director of Polish Private Healthcare Limited, Canadian
Independent Healthcare and Chappell, Russell LDA. Previous directorships over
the past five years have included Albyn Hospital Limited, BMI Healthcare
Scotland Limited, Fernbrae Hospital Limited, English Community Care Association,
Middleton St. George Healthcare Limited, Cheadle Royal Healthcare Limited,
Affinity Hospitals Limited, Affinity Hospitals Holdings Limited, Affinity
Hospitals Group Limited, UK Private Healthcare Limited and Healthcare Scotland
Limited. There are no further details required to be disclosed under paragraph g
of schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

As announced on 15 June 2005 and detailed in a circular to shareholders of the
same date and approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of
the Company on 8 July 2005, the Company recently completed the placing of
9,208,333 new ordinary shares, representing 14.35 per cent. of the enlarged
issued share capital of the Company (64,177,626 ordinary shares of 50 pence
each), at a placing price of 60p per share. Following this placing, Derek
Chappell's shareholding in the Company is 6,666,667 ordinary shares, which
represents 10.39% of the enlarged share capital.


For further information, contact details are:

Charlton Athletic plc
Richard Murray, Chairman                        0208 333 4000
Nigel Capelin, Deputy Chief Executive

Teather & Greenwood Limited
Jeff Keating / Tom Hulme                        0207 426 9000


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