RNS Number:0422R
Danka Business Systems PLC
17 October 2003



                                                               17 October 2003

                           DANKA BUSINESS SYSTEMS PLC
                           ("DANKA" OR "THE COMPANY")

    Danka Announces Annual General Meeting and Corporate Governance Changes
        Company to rotate Independent Auditors and Board Committee Chairs

Danka Business Systems PLC, a leading independent global supplier of office
imaging systems and services, announces that its Fiscal Year 2003 Annual General
Meeting will be held in London on Friday, 12 December 2003 at 2:00 P.M. (London
time). The Annual General Meeting will be held to conduct formal business,
including the re-election of Directors and confirmation of the appointment of
auditors.

The Company also announces that, as a result of its annual review by the Audit
Committee, the Board of Directors has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as the
Company's independent public accountants with effect from the Company's filing
of its Fiscal Year 2004 second quarter Form 10-Q with the Securities Exchange
Commission, which is expected to be made in early November. The Company will
seek shareholder approval for the election of Ernst & Young LLP, which replaces
KPMG Audit PLC, at the Annual General Meeting.

Danka's Chief Financial Officer, Mark Wolfinger, commented, "We believe that a
rotation of our external auditors at this time is in keeping with principles of
good corporate governance and will also provide us with an opportunity to reduce
our audit costs. We would like to thank KPMG for their many years of fine
service."

The Company also announces plans to rotate certain members of its Board
Committees. Current Director W. Andrew McKenna will become Chairman of the
Company's Audit Committee. McKenna has served as a member of the Board of
Directors since February 2002. McKenna was the President and Director of
SciQuest.com, a Nasdaq national market listed company from December 1999 to
December 2000, and between 1990 and 1999 served in a variety of roles for Home
Depot, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President, Strategic Business
Development and Import/Logistics. McKenna also spent sixteen years with Deloitte
& Touche, with the last ten years as a partner. McKenna also serves on the Board
of Directors of Auto Zone, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange Listed Company.

Current Director J. Ernest Riddle will become Chairman of the Company's Danka 21
Committee, which focuses on the Company's strategic and growth initiatives.
Riddle has been a Director since 1998 and has held executive positions as
President of Norrell Services, Inc., a NYSE company, and President of Ryder
International, a division of Ryder System, Inc. Riddle previously served in a
variety of executive positions with Xerox Corporation in the United States and
Europe, including Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Operations
in the US Group. Riddle also serves on the Board of Directors of Air Net
Systems, Inc. Riddle is a Trustee of Brevard College and is on the Board of
Visitors of the University of North Carolina. Riddle also serves on the Human
Resources Committee of the Board of Directors.

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Enquiries:


Danka Business Systems PLC

Don Thurman, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer           001 770 290 3990
Paul Dumond, Company Secretary                               020 7605 0150

Weber Shandwick Square Mile
Katie Hunt                                                   020 7067 0700

About Danka

Danka delivers value to clients worldwide by using its expert technical and
professional services to implement effective document information solutions. As
one of the largest independent providers of office imaging equipment, document
solutions and related services and supplies Danka enables choice, convenience
and continuity. Danka's vision is to empower customers to benefit fully from the
convergence of image and document technologies in a connected environment. This
approach should strengthen the company's client relationships and expand its
strategic value.

Forward-Looking Statements: Certain statements contained in this press release,
or otherwise made by our officers, including statements related to our future
performance and our outlook for our businesses and respective markets,
projections, statements of our plans or objectives, forecasts of market trends
and other matters, are forward-looking statements, and contain information
relating to us that is based on our beliefs as well as assumptions, made by, and
information currently available to, our management. The words "goal",
"anticipate", "expect", "believe" and similar expressions as they relate to us
are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward
looking statements contain such identifying words. No assurance can be given
that the results in any forward-looking statement will be achieved. For the
forward-looking statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for
forward-looking statements provided for in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements reflect our current views
with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
reflected in the forward-looking statements.




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