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RNS Number : 1357V Total Produce Plc 06 July 2009

Stock Exchange Announcement

TOTAL PRODUCE plc

Management appointments at Total Produce plc

Total Produce plc, the European fresh produce group, is pleased to announce the following management appointments.

Frank Gernon, who is 55 and is currently Finance Director, will become Director - Financial Strategy and Development. Frank is an FCCA and joined the Group in 1973 and has been Finance Director since 1998. Frank will focus on the strategic and development aspects of the Group's financial management.

Frank Davis, who is 49, will be appointed Finance Director of Total Produce. Frank joined the Group in 1983, with experience both in practice and industry. He is an FCCA with an MA in financial control and LLB. He is currently the Group Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, having previously held various senior accounting and financial positions in the Group.

Marie Reid, aged 37, who is an FCA with MAcc and BComm degrees, will be appointed Company Secretary. Marie joined the Group in 2004 and is currently the Assistant Company Secretary.

These appointments will be effective from 1st August 2009 and are key appointments as the Group continues its strategy to significantly increase the size of its business.

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06 July 2009

For further information, please contact:

Brian Bell, Wilson Hartnell PR

Tel: +3531 669 0030

The details specified by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM and IEX Rules in respect of the appointment of Frank Davis, save as set out below, there are no items requiring disclosure in accordance with Schedule 2 (g) iii,iv,vi - viii of the AIM rules and the IEX Rules.

At the time of appointment to the Board, Frank Davis holds 253,213 EUR0.01 shares in the Company, and 160,000 share options exercisable at a price of EUR0.65 each between 20/09/2010 and 19/09/2017 and 140,000 shares options exercisable at a price of EUR0.60 each between 05/03/2011 and 04/03/2018.

Frank Davis has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:-

CURRENT PREVIOUS*
Total Produce Ireland Limited Bernard Dempsey & Co. Limited
Givejoy Limited Brinton Investments Limited
Negev Limited Connolly Shaw (Ireland) Limited
Roundstone Limited Elk Products (1975) Limited

Sunpak & Mayfield Fresh Produce Ltd FII Holdings Limited
Tilder Holdings Limited FII (Export) Limited

Total Produce International Limited FII (Market) Limited
Total Produce International FII Banana Processing Limited

Holdings Limited Total Produce Management Services Florexport (Ireland) Limited Ltd
TPHBV (Ireland) Limited Fruit Importers of Ireland Limited

Beresford Software Development Ltd Fyffes Banana Processing Limited
TP Secretarial Services Limited Fyffes Financial Services
TP Personnel Services Limited Fyffes Personnel Services Limited
Bolanpass Limited Fyffes Scotland Limited
Compalla Holdings Limited Fyffes Secretarial Services Limited
Everfresh Limited Fyffes Tropical Investments Limited
McCann Nurseries Limited Hammerfest Limited

Total Produce Ireland Pension Trust Helston Securities Limited Ltd
Suri Agro Fresh Pvt Ltd Huntroyde Limited

Khet - Se Agriproduce India Pvt Ltd Irish Elk Products (1975) Ltd
Total Produce India Pvt Ltd J. Lightfoot & Sons Limited
Hugh McNulty (Wholesale) Limited Jack Dolan Limited
Pontvallen Limited Lanesboro Horticultural Products Ltd
Tarcombe Limited Lanpak Fruit Limited
Anaheim Limited Manduro Limited
Anaheim Development Limited Millerton Limited
Tilder Developments Limited Munster Fruit and Produce Limited
Tilder Properties Limited Ramparts Property Developments Ltd.
Thurrock Limited Ramparts Property Limited
Thurrock Development Limited Sheil & Byrne Limited
Bristol Fruit Sales (Market) Spilsby Limited

Limited
Capespan International Plc Swords Property Investments Limited

Capespan International Holdings Swords Property Developments Limited Ltd.
Redbridge Holdings Limited Torrents Limited
Saybest Limited Tromso Limited

Redbridge Produce & Flowers Limited Total Produce Plc
Redbridge Worldfresh Limited United Fruit Importers (1975) Ltd
Redeva Limited Fyffes Bananas North America Ltd.
AFI Market Sales Limited Kinsealy Farms Limited
AFI Direct Sales Limited Old Kinsealy Limited
The Summerfruit Company Limited Fyffes Group Limited
Redbridge Fresh Services Limited Vangen Services Limited
Frescura Limited Fyffes Spalding Limited

Total Produce Holdings (UK) Limited Charles McCann Limited
TPH (UK) Limited Countybrook Company
Total Produce Limited North West Banana Company Ltd
Sighthill Limited Premier Fruit Company Limited
R Group Holdings Ltd The Tropical Fruit Co. (Cork) Ltd.
Oval (2143) Ltd The Tropical Fruit Co. (Ireland) Limited
George Jackson (Birmingham) Ltd Ramparts Property Services

Fyffes Redbridge Glasgow Limited** European Fruit Holding NV Total Produce Nordic AB Everfresh AB Total Produce Nordic A/S Interbanan A/S Valby Bananimport A/S Brdr. Lembcke A/S Lemflora A/S Lemflora Aarhus A/S TPN Ejendomme ApS