EPE Special Opportunities PLC Appointment of Non-Executive Director (5919W)

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EPE Special Opportunities PLC

10 February 2017

EPE Special Opportunities Plc

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

EPE Special Opportunities plc ("ESO plc" or the "Company") today announces the appointment of Heather Bestwick as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Heather Bestwick has been a financial services professional for 25 years, onshore in the City of London and offshore in the Cayman Islands and Jersey. She qualified as an English solicitor, specialising in ship finance, with City firm Norton Rose, and worked in their London and Athens offices for 8 years.

Heather joined global offshore law firm Walkers in the Cayman Islands, and became Managing Partner of the Walkers Jersey office in 2007. She joined Jersey Finance in 2010 as Technical Director and Deputy Chief Executive, leading the development of finance industry legislation on behalf of industry (including the introduction of the Jersey Private Placement Fund and the AIFMD compliant regime; overseeing the amendments to the Companies and Trusts Laws) and liaising with the regulator and government. Heather also sat on the committees of the industry trade bodies (JFA, JBA, JATCO, JSCCA and the Financial and Commercial sub-committee of the Law Society) and is a founding member of Jersey Maritime International.

Heather is now an independent non-executive director, and is registered with the Jersey Financial Services Commission. She is a member of the Channel Islands committee of the Association of Investment Companies.

Geoffrey Vero, Chairman of ESO plc, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Heather to the Board of ESO plc. Her track record of success and extensive experience in financial services will be invaluable to ESO plc as we continue to grow our industry-leading business."

In relation to the appointment of Heather Bestwick to the Board of Directors, ESO confirms that there is nothing further to disclose in relation to her appointment under AIM Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, save as required and disclosed in this announcement:

 
 Full name:               Heather Bestwick 
 Age:                     58 years old 
 Current directorships:   ACIS Loan Funding Limited 
                           Andium Homes Limited 
                           Deutsche International Corporate 
                           Services Limited 
                           Equiom (Guernsey) Limited 
                           Equiom (Jersey) Limited 
                           Equiom Trust (CI) Limited 
                           Rokos Capital Management (GP) 
                           Ltd 
                           Rokos Intermediate (Jersey) 
                           Ltd 
                           Sole Shipping SO Adviser Limited 
                           Sole Shipping SO II GP Limited 
 Directorships in         AEP 2003 Limited 
  the last 5 years:        AEP 2008 Limited 
                           AEP 2012 Limited 
                           Altair Partners Limited 
                           Altamas Resources Limited 
                           BSREP Marina Village Limited 
                           Century Limited 
                           Cyan Blue Topco Limited 
                           Fundamental Global Corporate 
                           Secured Loan Fund Limited 
                           GCP Infrastructure OEIC Limited 
                           Invision Capital Partners IV 
                           Limited 
                           Invision Capital Partners V 
                           Limited 
                           Invision IV Co-invest General 
                           Partner Limited 
                           Jersey Finance Limited 
                           Triton Advisers Limited 
 

Heather Bestwick holds no Ordinary Shares in the Company.

Enquiries:

 
 EPIC Private Equity LLP         Alex Leslie 
                                  [phone] 
 FIM Capital Limited (formerly   Philip Scales 
  IOMA Fund                       [phone] 
  and Investment Management 
  Limited) 
 Numis Securities Ltd            [phone] 
  Nominated Advisor:              Stuart Skinner / Hugh 
  Corporate Broker:               Jonathan 
                                  Charles Farquhar 
 

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