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Portmeirion Group PLC

04 March 2019

4 March 2019

Portmeirion Group PLC ('the Company' or 'the Group')

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Portmeirion Group PLC (AIM: PMP), the manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high-quality homewares under the Portmeirion, Spode, Royal Worcester, Pimpernel and Wax Lyrical brands, is pleased to announce the appointment of Angela Luger (née Spindler) to the Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 March 2019.

Angela has a wealth of high level general management experience. Most recently she was Chief Executive of N Brown Plc, prior to which she was CEO of private equity backed retailer, The Original Factory Shop Limited. In addition, she has held senior executive positions at Debenhams PLC, ASDA Group Limited and the Mars Corporation. She served as a Non-Executive Director of Manchester Airport Group and is currently a Non-Executive Director at Distribuidora Internacional de Alimentacion, S.A. (DIA group) which is an IBEX listed food retail business.

Dick Steele, Non-Executive Chairman, said:

"I am delighted that Angela has agreed to join the Group as a Non-Executive Director. Angela's mix of retail, digital and customer focused experience is exactly the background that we have been seeking."

Please refer to Annex 1 for all further disclosure relating to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR).

ENQUIRIES:

Portmeirion Group PLC:

   Dick Steele,                                        +44 (0) 1782 744721       steele_clan@msn.com

Non-Executive Chairman

Mike Raybould, +44 (0) 1782 744721 mraybould@portmeiriongroup.com

Group Finance Director

Hudson Sandler:

Dan de Belder +44 (0) 207 796 4133 ddebelder@hudsonsandler.com

Nick Moore nmoore@hudsonsandler.com

Panmure Gordon:

   (Nominated Adviser and Broker)        +44 (0) 207 886 2500 
   Freddy Crossley / Joanna Langley      Corporate Finance

James Stearns Corporate Broking

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe:

   (Joint Broker)                                     +44 (0) 207 894 7000 
   Phil Davies / Rick Thompson                                                      Corporate Finance 
   Caspar Shand Kydd                                                                   Sales

Annex 1

Angela Luger is, or has been in the previous five years, a director of the following companies:

 
 Current directorships            Previous directorships 
 Distribuidora Internacional de   N Brown Group Plc 
  Alimentación, S.A           Speciality Home Shopping (US) Limited 
                                   J.D. Williams & Company Limited 
                                   Manchester Airports Holdings Limited

There are no other disclosures required in relation to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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