Shaftesbury Capital Plc (formerly: Capital & Counties Properties Plc)

Board/Management Information • Jan 29, 2015

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Capital & Counties Properties Plc

29 January 2015

29 January 2015

CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC ("Capco" or the "Company")

APPOINTMENT OF NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

AND RETIREMENT OF ANDREW HUNTLEY

The Board of Capital & Counties Properties PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerry Murphy as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 March 2015.  On appointment Gerry will become a member of the Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Nomination Committee.  It is also announced that Andrew Huntley has indicated his intention to retire from the Capco Board at the Company's forthcoming AGM, and to step down from the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 March 2015.

Gerry Murphy is a former Deloitte LLP partner with direct industry experience in consumer business, retail and technology, media and telecommunications. He was a member of the Deloitte Board for a number of years and leader of the firm's Professional Practices Group. He is a Non-Executive Director of Dixons Carphone plc and a Non-Executive member of the Department of Health Board.

Ian Durant, Chairman of Capital & Counties Properties PLC, commented:

"I am delighted that Gerry will be joining the Board of Capco.  He brings a broad range of experience, and I look forward to working with him.  I would also like to thank Andrew Huntley for his contribution to the Board since its establishment five years ago".

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13.

ENDS

Corporate enquiries:

Ian Durant	Chairman	+44 (0)20 3214 9193
Michelle McGrath	Head of Investor Relations	+44 (0)20 7297 6093

Media enquiries:

Sarah Hagan	Director of Communications	+44 (0)20 3214 9185
UK: Hudson Sandler	Michael Sandler, Wendy Baker	+44 (0)20 7796 4133
SA: Instinctif Partners	Frederic Cornet	+27 (0) 11 447 3030

About Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco):

Capital & Counties Properties PLC is one of the largest investment and development property companies that specialises in central London real estate and is a constituent of the FTSE-250 Index. Capco holds 3.7 million square feet of assets valued at £2.6 billion (as at 30 June 2014) in two landmark London estates: Covent Garden, which has assets valued at £1.3 billion including the historic Market Building, and Earls Court Properties including the Empress State Building together with the Venues business with aggregate property assets of £1.2 billion. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

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