N Brown Group Announces Appointment of Joint Broker

11 January 2002

The Board of N Brown Group plc, the Manchester-based direct catalogue home shopping company, today announces it has appointed Hoare Govett Limited, a member of the ABN AMRO Group, to act alongside CSFB as broker to the company with immediate effect.

For further information please contact:

N Brown Group
Tim Kowalski, Finance Director 0161 236 8256

Gavin Anderson & Co
Neil Garnett/Charlotte Stone 020 7457 2345