Directorate Change

M Winkworth Plc

05 June 2024

 

5 June 2024

M Winkworth plc

Directorate Changes

M Winkworth plc ("Winkworth" or the "Company"), the leading franchisor of real estate agencies, is pleased to announce the appointments of Tom Fyson and Jonathan Adams as Non-Executive Directors of the Company, and as members of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee respectively, with effect from 4 June 2024.

The Company also announces that John Nicol, who has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company and a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees since 10 June 2014, has elected to stand down with effect from 12 September 2024 to pursue his charitable interests.

Tom Fyson is a Managing Director of Blackdown Partners, an independent advisory firm providing public and private businesses with advice on corporate finance, M&A, capital markets, investor relations and strategy. He brings over 20 years of financial experience, having begun his career at KPMG, where he qualified as a chartered accountant, before moving into corporate finance in 2006.

Jonathan Adams spent 14 years in M&A and as an equity analyst at JPMorgan before working as a global fund manager, initially at Citigroup and, subsequently, for 16 years at Investec. In 2022, he founded Butterwalk Advisory LLP, providing advice to, and investing directly in, small cap companies. He is a Senior Advisory Board Member to King's College Cambridge's Entrepreneurship Lab, a privately funded body with the goal of increasing awareness of entrepreneurship amongst its student membership.

Commenting on the directorate changes, Simon Agace, Non-executive Chair of Winkworth, said: "Firstly, I would like to thank John Nicol for his unswerving dedication to Winkworth and the significant contribution that he has made to the development and direction of the Company during his tenure.

"We are delighted to be welcoming two new members to the Board and look forward to Tom and Jonathan bringing not only their extensive professional expertise but also fresh pairs of eyes to the future growth of the Company."

In accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies, further information on Tom Fyson and Jonathan Adams is set out at the end of this announcement.

For further information please contact:

M Winkworth Plc                                                                      Tel : [phone]

Dominic Agace (Chief Executive Officer)

Andrew Nicol (Chief Financial Officer)

Milbourne (Public Relations)                                                    Tel : [phone]

Tim Draper

Shore Capital (NOMAD and Broker)                                          Tel : [phone]

David Coaten

Rachel Goldstein

Henry Willcocks

About Winkworth

Winkworth is the leading London franchisor of residential real estate agencies with a pre-eminent position in the mid to upper segments of the sales and lettings markets. The franchise model allows entrepreneurial real estate professionals to provide the highest standards of service under the banner of a long-established brand name and to benefit from the support and promotion that Winkworth offers.

Winkworth is admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.

www.winkworthplc.com

Regulatory Disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies)

Save for the information set out above and below, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointments of Thomas "Tom" Charles Fyson, aged 44, and Jonathan Harold Leslie Adams, aged 57.

Tom Fyson

Current Directorships/Partnerships	Past Directorships/Partnerships (within 5 years)
Blackdown Partners Limited	None

Tom does not hold an interest in the Company's issued share capital.

Jonathan Adams

Current Directorships/Partnerships	Past Directorships/Partnerships (within 5 years)
The Irene Taylor Trust	None

Butterwalk Advisory LLP

Jonathan does not directly hold an interest in the Company's issued share capital, however, his wife, Nichola Adams (née Agace), holds 125,000 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company, representing 0.97% per cent. of the total voting rights in the Company's issued share capital.

 

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