Best of the Best PLC Board Appointment (0558P)

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RNS Number : 0558P

Best of the Best PLC

16 June 2022

Best of the Best plc

("Best of the Best", "BOTB" or the "Company")

Board Appointment

Appointment of new Non-Executive Director

Best of the Best PLC (LSE: BOTB), the provider of online competitions to win cars and other prizes, announces that the Board has resolved to appoint Joanne Bucci as Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board, effective from 1 July 2022.

Joanne was Managing Director of the People's Postcode Lottery for eleven years. She oversaw the launch of this into Scotland in 2008 and the subsequent expansion into England and Wales. Joanne's other roles have included General Manager at The Sun newspaper, where she was responsible for the financial performance and implementing brand strategy for multi-platform growth. She was also Chief Operating officer of Wireless Group, the owner of Virgin Radio, Talkradio and Talksport.

Commenting on the Board change, CEO William Hindmarch, stated:

"We are delighted to announce the appointment of Joanne to the Board. The skillset that she brings to the table will be invaluable as the business moves forward."

Enquiries:

 
 Best of the Best plc    William Hindmarch, Chief     T: 020 7371 
                          Executive                    8866 
                          Rupert Garton, Commercial 
                          Director 
 
 Buchanan                Chris Lane                   T: 020 7466 
                          Toto Berger                  5000 
 
   Oakvale Capital         Daniel Burns                 T: 0207 580 
   (Financial Adviser)     Kieran Davey                 3838 
 finnCap                 Corporate Finance            T: 020 7220 
  (Nominated Adviser      Carl Holmes                  0500 
  and Broker)             Kate Bannatyne 
                          Teddy Whiley 
                          ECM 
                          Alice Lane 
 

The information communicated in this announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

The following information regarding the appointment of Joanne Marie Bucci (previously Joanne Crabtree and Joanne Bosworth), aged 53, is disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 
 Current directorships and/or       Former directorships and/or 
  partnerships:                      partnerships (within the last 
                                     five years): 
 The Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer   The Lotteries Council 
  Caring Centres Trust 
                                    Jo Bucci Consultancy Limited 
 

Joanne Bucci was a Company Secretary of Gianluca UK Limited which was dissolved in January 2015 following a creditors' voluntary winding up in 2009. There were no secured or preferential creditors. There were unsecured creditors holding approximately GBP0.5m in aggregate. Joanne Bucci was also Company Secretary of Casa Estates (UK) Limited until January 2009, which entered compulsory liquidation in March 2009 and there were total claims received by the liquidator of c.GBP2.7m. As part of this, Joanne reached a settlement of monies owed with the liquidator. For both companies noted above, Joanne's husband, Franco Bucci, was the sole director.

As at the date of this announcement, Mrs Bucci does not have an interest in the ordinary shares of the Company.

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