RNS Number:0968I
Direct Message PLC
27 February 2003

The Independent non-executive Directors of Direct Message are pleased to
announce that, following the passing of the resolution at the Extraordinary
General Meeting of the Company on 24 February 2003, completion of the disposal
of the Group's subsidiaries on the terms set out in the circular to shareholders
dated 7 February 2003 took place on 25 February 2003.



Board Changes



Michael Meyer and Stuart Mollekin resigned as Directors of the Company following
completion of the disposal.



The Independent Directors are pleased to announce that Robert Kean McDonald has
been appointed a non-executive director of the Company. Kean McDonald is aged 39
and is a director of Texas Holdings Limited, a substantial shareholder in Direct
Message, and is also a director of a number of other public and private
companies.  His appointment will assist the Director's in the diversification of
the Company's business.



The following are Kean McDonald's current and former directorships in the
previous five years:



Directorships:


Current                                               Former
G Hopwood & Sons Limited                              Bentall Rowlands Limited
Park Cross (Engineering) Limited                      Gardner Avon Limited
Texas Alloys Limited                                  McDonald Engineering Limited
Texas Group plc                                       Millthorpe TMI Limited
Texas Holdings Limited                                Texas Demolitions Limited
Texas Innovations Limited                             Gardner Parts Limited
W Wright & Co Limited
MKM Properties Limited





Kean McDonald was a director of Texas Communications Limited, which was
dissolved on 24 April 1996 following a corporate voluntary arrangement in July
1994 with creditors totalling approximately #1.25 million.  Save as aforesaid
there are no other matters to be disclosed under paragraph (f) of Schedule Two
of the AIM Rules.




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