REG - Purplebricks Group - Confirmation of director appointment

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20/04/2022 15:15

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RNS Number : 7923I  Purplebricks Group PLC  20 April 2022

20 April 2022

 

Purplebricks Group plc

("Purplebricks", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Confirmation of director appointment

 

Further to the announcement on 4 April 2022, the Company announces that Helena
Marston commences her appointment to the Board of Purplebricks as Chief
Executive Officer today following the completion of all required due diligence
checks as required by the AIM Rules.

 

For the purposes of Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the
following disclosures are made:

 

-      Helena Marie Marston (nee Epplestone, nee Carr), aged 39, does not
currently hold any directorships or partnerships, nor has she held any
directorships or partnerships within the past five years.

 

-      Helena Marston holds options over 1,983,282 ordinary shares of 1p
each in the Company under the Purplebricks Performance Share Plan at an
exercise price of 1p per share.

 

-      Helena Marston voluntarily declared herself bankrupt in September
2014 owing approximately £103,000 to creditors. This was discharged in
September 2015.

 

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures to be made in
accordance with Rule 17 or Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Paul Pindar, Chairman of Purplebricks, commented:

 

"I am delighted to welcome Helena to the Board as Chief Executive and I have
every confidence that she is the right person to lead the Company. She has
already shown great leadership and character during her two-year tenure and I
look forward to working with her to deliver our growth plans."

 

 

For further information, please contact

Purplebricks

 

Fiona O'Nolan, Equitory, Investor
Relations
investors@purplebricks.com (mailto:investors@purplebricks.com)

 
+44 (0)7710 440158

 

Zeus (Nominated Adviser)

Daniel Harris, James Hornigold
                         +44 (0)20 3829 5000

 

Engine MHP

Peter Hewer, Alan Tovey
                                 +44 (0)7709 326261

 

About Purplebricks

Purplebricks is a leading tech-led estate agency business, based in the UK.
Purplebricks combines highly experienced and professional Local Property
Partners and innovative technology to help make the process of selling, buying
or letting more convenient, transparent and cost effective. Purplebricks
shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange AIM market.

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