Re Directorate

RNS Number : 3911U

Costain Group PLC

24 June 2009

 



COSTAIN GROUP PLC

('Costain' or 'the Company')    

Re Directorate

Mr Saad Shehata, a non executive Director and nominee of Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons WLL ('Kharafi'), has resigned from the Board with effect from 23 June 2009.

Mr Samer Younis (47), also a nominee of Kharafi, has been appointed to the Board as a non-executive Director, with effect from 23 June 2009. Mr Younis is currently Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of Kharafi National, recognized throughout the Middle East as a fully-integrated leading infrastructure and utility developer (BOTs), a major international construction, manufacturing and facilities management company within the Kharafi Group.

David Allvey, Chairman, commented:

'Saad has made a significant contribution to Costain and we wish him a very happy retirement. We are pleased to welcome Samer as his replacement and the wealth of experience he will bring to the Board.'

 24 June 2009

ENQUIRIES:

Costain Group PLC	Tel: [phone]
Clive Franks, Company Secretary
Graham Read, Public Relations
College Hill	Tel: [phone]
Mark Garraway
Adam Aljewicz

Note:

Mr Younis has not held a directorship in a public quoted company on the London Stock Exchange in the last five years. There are no details in respect of Listing rule 9.6.13(2) to (6). Mr Younis is a Director of Kharafi National and numerous other companies in the Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al-Kharafi & Sons WLL Group.   

 

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