Eckoh PLC Directorate Change (3414Z)

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Eckoh PLC

14 December 2017

14 December 2017

Eckoh plc

("Eckoh" or the "Group")

Directorate Change

Eckoh plc (AIM: ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, today announces that Peter Simmonds has informed the Board of his intention to resign from the Group's Board with immediate effect due to a recommendation made by a proxy advisory firm in relation to one of his other directorships. The Board fully understands his decision and has accepted his resignation.

Following Mr Simmonds' resignation the Board remains compliant with the Combined Code in relation to Section B.1.2 (Board Composition) of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Commenting on Mr Simmonds' resignation Chris Humphrey, Chairman of Eckoh, said today:

"Whilst we are disappointed to lose Peter as a non-executive Director, we understand the reasons behind his decision. We thank him for his contribution to Eckoh and the Board."

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Group to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations.

For more information, please contact:

 
 Eckoh plc 
 Nik Philpot, Chief Executive           Tel: 01442 
  Officer                                  458 300 
 Chrissie Herbert, Chief Financial 
  Officer 
  www.eckoh.com 
 
 FTI Consulting LLP                  Tel: [phone] 
                                              1000 
 Ed Bridges / Emma Hall / Darius 
  Alexander 
 [e-mail] 
 
 N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker) 
 Shaun Dobson, Lauren Kettle         Tel: [phone] 
                                              3000 
 www.n1singer.com 
 
 Berenberg (Joint Broker) 
 Ben Wright, Chris Bowman, Mark      Tel: [phone] 
  Whitmore                                    7800 
 www.berenberg.de/en 
 

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK and US.

Our secure payments products, help our customers take payments securely from their clients through multiple channels. Our products which include the patented CallGuard, can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site and remove sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. Our products offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One Accredited Service Provider since 2010, processing over $1bn in card payments annually.

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true Omni-channel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.

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