Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC Directorate Change (8193F)

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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels PLC

22 May 2017

For Immediate Release 22 May 2017

MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

LEI: 2138003EQ104LZ1JNH19

BOARD CHANGES

Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc (M&C) is pleased to announce that Mr Martin Leitch will be joining the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mr Leitch is also joining the Audit and Nominations Committees.

Mr Leitch is an international finance executive with over 30 years' experience in both publicly quoted and private equity owned groups. He is a Chartered Accountant and has over the last five years provided finance, strategy, corporate finance and other services to a number of international businesses, including Volac International and Constantia Flexibles. Before that he was Chief Financial Officer at Innovia Films, Quest International and Antalis Group. He began his corporate career at Pepsi-Cola International in 1993, having worked for Price Waterhouse in both the UK and US between 1979 and 1993.

Howard Wu will, in accordance with the announcement made on 5 May 2017, step down from the Board on 3(rd) August 2017 upon taking up senior executive duties within M&C.

As Susan Farr was appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee on 5 May 2017 and will continue to be a member of the Board and the Nominations Committee, as previously announced, she is stepping down as a member of the Audit Committee on Mr Leitch's appointment.

Kwek Leng Beng, M&C Chairman, said: "We said earlier this month that we were well advanced in the process of selecting a new Independent Director following Howard Wu's appointment to an executive position. I am delighted that Martin Leitch has agreed to take on this role. He will not only bring additional financial expertise to the Audit Committee but more generally his business strategy and corporate finance experience will add value to the Board and its Committees".

No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13R (1) to (6) in respect of Mr Leitch's appointment.

Enquiries: [phone]

Jonathon Grech, Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

Peter Krijgsman, Financial Communications (Media)

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