Primary Health Properties PLC Board Changes (9357E)

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Primary Health Properties PLC

15 February 2018

15 February 2018

Primary Health Properties PLC

Board changes

Primary Health Properties PLC (the "Company" or "PHP"), the UK's leading investor in modern primary healthcare facilities is pleased to announce the appointment today of Ian Krieger and Dr Stephen Kell as independent non-executive directors of the Company. Ian Krieger will be appointed to chair the PHP audit committee when Steven Owen is appointed Chairman on the retirement of Alun Jones following the Company's annual general meeting scheduled for 18 April 2018 ("2018 AGM").

Ian Krieger was a Senior Partner and Vice Chairman at Deloitte until his retirement in 2012 and is currently senior independent non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee at Safestore Holdings plc and Premier Foods plc. He is also a non-executive director at Capital & Regional plc, where he also chairs the audit committee. He is Chair of Anthony Nolan, a major blood cancer charity, and Trustee and Chairman of the finance committee of the Nuffield Trust.

Dr Stephen Kell, OBE is a General Practitioner and Managing Partner of a large medical practice in Worksop, Nottinghamshire with 14 partners, 32,000 patients and operating across five sites. Until 2016, Steven was also Chair of the Bassetlaw Clinical Commissioning Group, Vice-Chair of the Nottinghamshire Health and Wellbeing Board and Co-Chair of NHS Clinical Commissioners and consequently has an in-depth understanding of healthcare commissioning and has helped to establish a national membership organisation with significant political and NHS influence.

Shareholders will have an opportunity to vote on these appointments at the 2018 AGM. There are no other details to disclose under Listing Rule 9.6.13 in respect of the appointments of Ian Krieger or Dr Stephen Kell.

Alun Jones, Chairman, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to welcome both Ian and Steve to the Board. They bring with them a wealth of relevant experience and the Company will benefit from Steve's experience as a front-line GP and his understanding of the NHS and from Ian's extensive expertise in the finance and property sectors, as it continues to grow."

More information on Primary Health Properties PLC can be found on www.phpgroup.co.uk

Further details:

 
 Harry Hyman                             Alun Jones 
  Managing Director                       Chairman 
  Tel: [phone]               Tel: [phone] 
                                          7050 
 Richard Howell 
  Finance Director 
  Tel: [phone] 
 David Rydell / Steph Watson (Buchanan 
  Communications) 
  Tel: [phone] 
 

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800Y5CJHXOATK7X11

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