Northern Bear Plc Appointment of Non-Executive Director (2103F)

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RNS Number : 2103F

Northern Bear Plc

06 March 2020

6 March 2020

Northern Bear plc

("Northern Bear" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Northern Bear, the AIM listed group of companies (together, the "Group") providing specialist building and support services to customers in Northern England and across the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jeff Baryshnik to the Board as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mr Baryshnik is the director and sole beneficial owner of Cedarvale Holdings Ltd. Mr Baryshnik, together with Cedarvale Holdings Ltd., holds 4,736,717 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 25.6 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. Cedarvale's interest in the Company was acquired pursuant to a tender offer announced on 26 September 2019.

Mr Baryshnik's principal occupation is as President of Republic Funds USA Inc, an asset management firm that advises its affiliated partnerships on real estate purchases, sales and asset management. Mr Baryshnik is a Trustee of True North Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: TNT.UN), where he also serves on its Investment Committee. Prior to forming Republic Funds USA Inc, Mr Baryshnik worked at various financial services firms including Morgan Stanley and Citadel LLC. Jeff Baryshnik holds an MBA from New York University's Stern School of Business and an HBA from Western University's Richard Ivey School of Business.

Additional Information on Mr Baryshnik

The following additional information on Jeff Baryshnik is provided pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

 
 Jeff Matthew Baryshnik (aged 40 ) 
 
 Current Directorships / Partnerships   Past Directorships / Partnerships 
                                         (last 5 years) 
 Adams Crossing LLC                     3200 Breckinridge GP Corp. 
 Antigua Village LLC                    Arbors GP Corp. 
 Baryshnik Group Inc.                   Basswood GP Corp. 
 Brookhollow DeSoto GP Corp.            Highland Hills GP Corp. 
 Burgundy Apartments LLP                Republic Residential Realty 
                                         Corp. 
 Casa de la Sierra GP Corp. 
 Cedarvale Holdings Ltd. 
 Crogman Lofts LLC 
 DFW Commerce Park GP Corp. 
 Friendly Properties Inc. 
 GP Aspen Woods LLC 
 GP Eastgate Apartments LLC 
 GP Kenwood Apartments LLC 
 GP Lakewood Apartments LLC 
 GP North Macon Office Park 
  LLC 
 GP Oyster Point LLC 
 GP Primavera Apartments LLC 
 GP Republic Trinity Village 
  LLC 
 GP Westbridge Apartments LLC 
 GP Wilmington Apartments LLC 
 GP Wingate Apartments LLC 
 Highland Woods LLC 
 Huron College Alumni Association 
  at Western 
  University 
 Karen Lake Apartments LLC 
 Laurel Park Apartments 
 Newport Landing LLC 
 Portofino Apartments LLC 
 Regency Oaks Apartments LLC 
 Renters Aid Society 
 Republic Autumn Chase GP Corp. 
 Republic Corp. (USA) 
 Republic Corp. (Canada) 
 Republic Funds USA Inc. 
 Republic Residential Corp. 
  (Delaware) 
 Republic Residential Corp. 
  (Florida) 
 Reserve at Riverdale LLC 
 River Road Terrace LLC 
 Royal Lane GP Inc. 
 Royal Oak Apartments LLC 
 Rush Creek GP Corp. 
 Spanish Jon Apartments LLC 
 Spanish Rock Apartments LLC 
 Terra Vista Apartments LLC 
 True North Commercial General 
  Partner Corp. 
 True North Commercial Real 
  Estate Investment Trust 
 Tuscany Village LLC 
 Vista De la Sierra GP Corp 
 Waldorf Creek Apartments 
 Watersedge Apartments LLC 
 Windwood Apartments LLC 
 
 

There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Northern Bear PLC 
  Steve Roberts - Executive Chairman 
  Tom Hayes - Finance Director                           [phone] 
 Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker) 
  James Harris 
  James Bellman                                          [phone] 
 

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014.

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