Appointment of New Non-Executive Director

15 Feb 2005

John Hodson has accepted an offer to join the Board of Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc ('Domino's', LSE : DOM), as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment is effective from today.

Mr Hodson, 58, worked with the Singer and Friedlander Group since 1970 where he was a board member since 1987. In 1993 he was appointed Chief Executive of the Group, a position he held until December 2004.

Currently Non-Executive Director of Prestbury Group, Mr Hodson's past Non-Executive directorships were with SVB Holdings plc formerly Syndicate Capital Trust) (1994 to 2000); Associated Nursing Services plc (1994 to 2002); Miller Fisher Group plc (formerly Fishers International Group plc) (1993 to 2004); D Carnegie Group AB and Intrinsic Value plc (1999 to 2004).

Colin Halpern, Chairman of Domino's, commented : 

'Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc is certain to benefit from John's wide-ranging experience and I am delighted to welcome him to the Board. He will play an important role in the development of our future strategy and his insight will support our drive to grow the system and increase shareholder returns.'

John Hodson - Additional Existing Directorships

Boddington Hill Management Limited
Prestbury Residual Limited
Fulham Park Gardens Limited

John Hodson - Additional Former Directorships
(held within preceding five years)

United Kingdom

Ancomass Limited
Bread Street (Singer and Friedlander Life and Pension Trust) Limited
Bread Street Pension Trust Limited
Clarke London Limited
Collins Hitchcock Stewart Whitaker Limited
Collins Stewart Limited
Coventbrook Limited
Ecom Group Limited
Gilbert Estates Limited
Haxted Investment Management Limited
Hillgrove Developments Limited
Inter$Link Limited
Miller Fisher Group plc (Liquidated)
Sharepart Limited (Dissolved)
Singer and Friedlander Corporate Finance Limited
Singer and Friedlander Group plc
Singer and Friedlander Holdings Limited
Singer and Friedlander Investment Management Limited
Singer and Friedlander Investment Management Holdings Limited
Singer and Friedlander Investment Properties Limited
Singer and Friedlander Limited
Singer and Friedlander Properties plc
Singer and Friedlander Securities Limited
Sinjul Investments Limited
Syndicate Capital Underwriting Limited
Syndicate Capital (No.1) Limited
Syndicate Capital (No.2) Limited
Syndicate Capital (No.3) Limited
Singer and Friedlander Services Limited

Sweden

Carnegie Holding A.B

Isle of Man

Peardale Limited
Singer and Friedlander (Isle of Man) Limited
Singer and Friedlander Trust Company (Isle of Man) Limited

Ireland

Singer and Friedlander High Income Fund plc
Singer and Friedlander Investment Funds plc
Singer and Friedlander Roll-Up Fund plc
Singer and Friedlander Total Asset Management Limited

Save for the information disclosed above, there is no other information falling to be disclosed under the AIM Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Lee Ginsberg, Finance Director, on   44 (0) 1908 580611
Bernadette Ahmed, PR & Communications Controller, on   44 (0) 7909 928016
or Isabel Podda, Buchanan Communications, on   44 (0) 20 7466 5000.

Notes to Editors:

The shares of Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc are traded on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol: DOM). Domino's Pizza Group Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Domino's Pizza UK & IRL plc, holds the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino's Pizza stores in the UK and Ireland. The first UK store opened in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. As at 2 January 2005, there were 357 stores in the UK and Ireland.

Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the recognized world leader in pizza delivery. Through its primarily franchised system, Domino's operates a network of 7,530 franchised and Company-owned stores in the United States and more than 50 countries.

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