Retirement of Group Chief Executive

DSG international plc announces that John Clare, Group Chief Executive, has notified the Board that he intends to retire from the Group at the AGM on 5 September, 2007. The Board has a process in place for the appointment of a new Chief Executive and will make an announcement on that appointment shortly.

John Clare said: "After 22 years with the Group, 13 as CEO, I have particularly enjoyed working with many outstanding and committed colleagues and am proud of what we have been able to achieve during that period. I feel it is time to pursue other interests and hand over the leadership for the next phase of the Group’s development."

Sir John Collins, Chairman, said: "On behalf of the Board, I thank John for the significant contribution he has made to DSG international, in particular in overseeing the Group’s development as Europe’s leading specialist electrical retailer."

On 16 May 2007 the Group issued a trading statement for the financial year to 28 April 2007. Total Group sales were up 14% and like for like sales were up 4%. The Group confirmed that operating profit for the year would be in line with current market expectations. Sales in the period since the beginning of the current financial year have shown encouraging progress year-on-year across the Group.