RNS Number:5434N
Earthport PLC
15 July 2003


                                                                 15 July 2003




                          earthport plc Board Changes



The Board of earthport plc announces the following appointments:



Paul Townsend (40) Banking Director



Paul joined earthport in May 2002 as Banking Executive, with responsibility for
banking services and development of the banking network and acquiring
relationships.   In recognition of his achievement in building the banking
network and the increasing importance of this sphere of activity to earthport he
now is appointed to the Board as an Executive Director with immediate effect.



Previously Paul was at S.G.Warburg & Co Ltd/SBC Warburg as General Manager of
Corporate Agency involving cross border payments for the agency role on
syndicated loans.  Before that he was at BZW and RBS Trust Bank/Bank of New
York.



Christopher Keith Hall (50) Chief Financial Officer



Chris joins earthport as CFO. From 1999 to 2003 he was Group Finance Director at
STER century Europe, a $137m multiplex cinema development involving 23 multiplex
cinemas in 8 territories across Europe.  He was at Oxford University Press from
1986-1999 ending as Deputy Group Finance Director from 1995 - 1999.



Chris has a Physics degree from Oxford University and is an FCA of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Chris will join the Board as an
Executive Director, effective date 1 August 2003





Claire Russell Rawlins (39) Chief Operating Officer



Claire joined earthport from Qwest where she was Chief Operating Officer (IT)
and Senior Vice President.  Previously, she was head of Online Markets and
deputy head of Global Debt for Information Technology at Dresdner Kleinwort
Wasserstein and prior to that she ran Global Management Services for BNP
Paribas.



Claire has over 12 years of executive experience in the banking and
telecommunications industries. Earlier she held several posts for Lloyds TSB plc
and EDS. Claire will join the Board as an Executive Director, effective date 1
August 2003



Matters for disclosure under paragraph 15 of the AIM Rules with respect to the
appointment of Paul Townsend, as an Executive Director of earthport plc:

Full name:                                               Paul Townsend
Age:                                                     40
Current directorships:                                   None


Directorships held within the last 5 years:              None



There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regards to
this appointment as outlined under paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules.



Matters for disclosure under paragraph 15 of the AIM Rules with respect to the
appointment of Christopher Hall, as an Executive Director of earthport plc:

Full name:                                               Christopher Keith Hall
Age:                                                     50
Current directorships:                                   None


Directorships held within the last 5 years:              Ster Century Europe Ltd
                                                         Group Financial 
                                                         Services, with Oxford 
                                                         University Press.



There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regards to
this appointment as outlined under paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules.





Matters for disclosure under paragraph 15 of the AIM Rules with respect to the
appointment of Claire Rawlins, as an Executive Director of earthport plc:

Full name:                                               Claire Russell Rawlins
Age:                                                     39
Current directorships:                                   None


Directorships held within the last 5 years:              None



There are no other matters which are required to be announced with regards to
this appointment as outlined under paragraph (f) of Schedule 2 of the AIM rules.





Rick Flood who was an Executive Director and COO of earthport from January 2002
has resigned from the Company with effect from the 14 July 2003.





Rob Cunningham CEO of earthport said "It is sad to say farewell to Rick Flood
who has contributed so much during the period of reconstruction of earthport,
both to the Company and to his colleagues. We thank him most sincerely for his
efforts and wish him well in the future.  It is very exciting for the Company to
welcome these new Executive Directors. Paul has been responsible for developing
the banking network; Chris adds gravitas to the Company and Claire has arrived
as a new force to energise product and services delivery in response to
increasing customer demand. These new appointments demonstrate their faith in
the earthport brands and the future of the Company."





Following enquires from shareholders the Company is pleased to clarify certain
matters.



earthport Brands and Subsidiaries



As has been demonstrated in recent RNS announcements, earthport plc has
developed a range of brands, two of which are marketed by subsidiary companies.



The first subsidiary to engage with clients was ensurePay Ltd, which covers the
online gaming market.  It is 80% owned by earthport plc and 20% owned by Gelande
Corporation. Gelande's original contact with earthport was to introduce clients
to use the earthport UPN, thus it retains a share of this business following the
introduction of Betfair and other gaming clients in the pipeline.



The second subsidiary is mediaPay Ltd.  The mediaPay brand provides
micropayments and a cash based payment system for the video games, print, TV and
music sectors. mediaPay Ltd is 95% owned by earthport and 5% owned by Gelande,
which again reflects the clients introduced by Gelande.



mobilePay Ltd offers the solution for the mobile industries through the
mobilePay brand. mobilePay allows real time purchase of goods and services
through mobile networks - dividing content from billing - reducing credit risk
to all parties. This solution manages cash, credit card and debit card
transactions into the UPN with integration to the mobile content vendor or
mobile operator, thus removing the dependence on premium rate billing for
content.  mobilePay Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of earthport plc; Gelande
has no interest in mobilePay Ltd.



In addition earthport has launched travelPay, for the travel industry and
govtPay for state and local government services, as stated in the RNS
Announcement of 8 July 2003.







earthport - Gelande Consolidation of Relationship

earthport plc and Gelande Corporation have concluded a new agreement to bring an
end to speculation on Gelande's interest in and long term commitment to
earthport. As from March 31 2003, Gelande agreed to the cessation of the
previous Agreements and agreed to continue introducing New Business, funding and
other opportunities to the Company in exchange for a share in the equity
shareholding of the following named earthport subsidiaries (below)



ensurePay Ltd                                     20.0%

earthport mediaPay Ltd                             5.0%



Gelande has agreed to direct any relevant sector specific new business to the
Company or to a majority owned subsidiary in which Gelande has an interest.



Thus the new Gelande agreement replaces the old commission model with an equity
stake in those subsidiaries where Gelande introductions have benefited
earthport.



The Company has agreed to issue non tradeable warrants to Gelande Holdings
Overseas Undertakings Limited (GHOUL) for 80 million Ordinary shares.

The total consideration payable by GHOUL to the Company for the shares shall be
#2.8m (Two million eight hundred thousand pounds) and shall be payable according
to the following schedule in the year stated, failing which, any unrealised
warrants shall be cancelled automatically



The vesting day for exercise of the warrant shall be December Quarter or the
first business following the December Quarter Day

2003                #600,000         2.50p

2004                #650,000         3.25p

2005                #750,000         3.75p

2006                #800,000         5.00p



This replaces the option agreement in the previous earthport - Gelande
Agreement.



The persons connected with both earthport and Gelande are Rob Cunningham and
Robert Rakison.





For further information, please contact:



earthport plc

Peter Chappell, Investor Relations                    Tel: +44 (0) 20 7907 1100

peter.chappell@earthport.com                                  www.earthport.com



Rob Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer

info@earthport.com



Media enquiries:

Bankside Consultants
Ariane Vacher / Julian Bosdet                         Tel: +44 (0) 20 7444 4140

ariane.vacher@bankside.com                                     www.bankside.com





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