16 October 2007

Bell Lawrie announces new Regional Managing Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland

Bell Lawrie is delighted to announce that Henry Algeo has been appointed to the Board of Brewin Dolphin Limited and Regional Managing Director of its Bell Lawrie Division, following David McCorkell’s recent promotion to become the Head of Private Clients for the Brewin Dolphin Group. The Bell Lawrie Division includes Aberdeen; Dumfries; Dundee; Edinburgh; Elgin; Glasgow; Inverness and the Northern Ireland office in Belfast.

After graduating in 1974, Henry joined the London broking firm of Simon & Coates, moving two years later to the Belfast office of Capel Cure Myers. He joined Josias Cunningham and Company in 1986, becoming a Partner the following year. He became a Director upon incorporation in 1990 and was appointed Finance Director in 1998 and Managing Director in 2002. In May 2005 Henry Algeo played a leading role in the set up of Bell Lawrie’s Belfast office and assumed joint responsibility for the management of the Branch which has now built up a team of fifteen executives.

Brewin Dolphin is the largest independent private client investment manager in the UK managing £21 billion of funds for more than 100,000 clients; of this, £10 billion is on a discretionary basis. The Group has 38 offices of which eight are in the Bell Lawrie region. The Group provides complete investment management for private investors, charities and pension funds and is corporate adviser to around 140 small and medium sized quoted companies. Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking was voted AIM Broker of the Year 2007¹.

Commenting on Henry’s promotion, Jamie Matheson, Executive Chairman of Brewin Dolphin said:

“I am delighted to welcome Henry Algeo to the Board of Brewin Dolphin and I congratulate him on his appointment as Regional Managing Director of Bell Lawrie. Henry’s immense experience in our industry will be invaluable to his regional team and Board members as we continue to exploit our solid presence in investment management.”

“I would also like to the thank David McCorkell for the great contribution he has made to the Scottish management and look forward to him extending these efforts to the Group as a whole.

Henry Algeo added:

“I am delighted to take up this exciting opportunity. Bell Lawrie has an excellent profile within the Scotland and Northern Ireland and I am looking forward to working with all the eight branches in the Division and building further on this strong, solid foundation”

Notes to editors

Bell Lawrie, a division of Brewin Dolphin, advises a number of private investors, charities, trusts and pension funds on their investment strategies. Bell Lawrie has eight offices in Scotland and Northern Ireland: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Dumfries, Elgin and Belfast. For more information please see www.bell-lawrie.co.uk

Brewin Dolphin Limited ("BD") is the principal operating company of Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC which is listed on the London Stock Exchange. BD is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and is a member of the London Stock Exchange.

BD is the largest independent private client investment manager in the UK. The Group manages £21 billion of funds for over 100,000 clients, and of this £10 billion is on a discretionary basis. BD has 38 offices and is corporate adviser to around 140 small and medium sized quoted companies. Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking was voted AIM Broker of the Year 2007¹.

The Group provides complete investment management for private investors, charities and pension funds and trades as:

Brewin Dolphin in England, Wales and the Channel Islands

Bell Lawrie in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Hill Osborne in the East Midlands

Wise Speke in the North of England

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1. Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking was voted Broker of the Year 2007 at the Investors Chronicle AIM Investment Awards, in association with the FT