News release

Directorate change

The Board of Tomkins plc announces that Mr Iain Napier has resigned from the Board with effect from 13 December 2007.

Mr John McDonough will become Chairman of the Remuneration Committee.

Tomkins is a world class global engineering and machinery group with market and technical leadership across two business groups: Industrial & Automotive and Building Products.

Tomkins ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TOMK and also trade in ADR form on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TKS.


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