Future PLC Directorate Change (4284C)

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RNS Number : 4284C

Future PLC

01 October 2018

Future plc

Rob Hattrell appointed NED and James Hanbury steps down from the Board.

Future plc (LSE: FUTR), the global platform for specialist media, today announces the appointment of Rob Hattrell as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 October 2018.

Rob who is currently employed as the Vice President of Ebay UK, brings with him significant e-Commerce experience due to his current role and also his previous experience at Tesco. Previously, Rob was a Partner at Accenture specialising in Product and Retail.

The Board also announces that James Hanbury will step down as Deputy Chairman on 30 September 2018. James has made a significant contribution since joining the Board following the acquisition of Imagine in October 2016.

Richard Huntingford, Future non-executive Chairman, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Rob Hattrell to the Board. He brings with him a wealth of relevant e-Commerce and commercial experience and will add another dimension to the Board. I would also like to thanks James for his contribution over what has been a transformational period for Future."

Enquiries:

 
Future plc                                      via Instinctif 
                                                  Partners 
 
  Zillah Byng-Thorne, Chief Executive Officer 
  Dom Del Mar, Investor Relations 
 Numis Securities Limited (Financial Adviser, 
  Joint Bookrunner 
  and Joint Broker to Future)                    020 7260 1000 
 Nick Westlake, Mark Lander, Hugo Rubinstein, 
  Toby Adcock 
 
 
  Nplus1 Singer Capital Markets Limited (Joint 
  Bookrunner 
  and Joint Broker to Future)                     020 7496 3000 
 Mark Taylor, James White 
 
  Instinctif Partners                             020 7427 1412 
 
  Kay Larsen, Hannah Campbell 
 

About Future:

The Media division focuses on being at the forefront of digital innovation with three complementary revenue streams: e-commerce, events and digital advertising. It operates in a number of sectors including the high growth technology and games markets and has a number of leading brands including Techradar, Tom's Guide, Tom's Hardware, Space.com, PC Gamer, GamesRadar+, The Photography Show, Generate and Golden Joysticks.

The Magazine division focuses on publishing specialist content, with 86 publications and over 440 bookazines published per year, and a total global circulation of over one million. The Magazine portfolio spans technology, games and entertainment, music, creative and photography, hobbies (which includes knowledge, outdoor leisure and field sports) and home interest. Its titles include Classic Rock, Total Film, How It Works, Digital Camera, Homebuilding & Renovating and All About History. It holds market leading positions in the UK in creative and photography, music, games and home renovation.

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