SEGRO PLC APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (2949Z)

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SEGRO PLC

14 December 2017

14 December 2017

APPOINTMENT OF CAROL FAIRWEATHER AS NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SEGRO plc ("SEGRO" or the "Group") announces the appointment of Carol Fairweather as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2018.

Carol Fairweather, a Chartered Accountant, was Chief Financial Officer of Burberry Group plc from 2013 to 2017 and had worked in senior financial roles within the company since 2006. Prior to that, Carol was Director of Finance at News International Ltd and UK Regional Controller at Shandwick plc.

Gerald Corbett, Chairman of SEGRO, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Carol to the Board. Her extensive retail and financial experience will be an enormous asset to SEGRO as we seek to help our customers adapt to the ecommerce revolution."

There are no matters in connection with this appointment to be disclosed under section 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority.

ENDS

For further information, please contact:

SEGRO plc

Harry Stokes (Head of Investor Relations and Research)

Tel: [phone] / [e-mail]

Lizzie Humphreys (External Communications Manager)

Tel: [phone] / [e-mail]

Richard Sunderland / Claire Turvey / Eve Kirmatzis (FTI Consulting)

Tel: [phone]

Notes to Editors:

ABOUT SEGRO

SEGRO is a UK Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), and a leading owner, manager and developer of modern warehouses and light industrial property. It owns or manages 6.3 million square metres (68 million square feet) of space valued at over GBP8 billion, serving customers from a wide range of industry sectors. Its properties are located in and around major cities and at key transportation hubs in the UK and in nine other European countries.

See www.SEGRO.com for further information.

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