9 October 2018
Coats Group plc
Director Declaration
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14R Coats Group plc, the world's leading industrial thread manufacturer, notifies the market that on 1 January 2019 Rajiv Sharma, Group Chief Executive, will be appointed as a non-executive director of Senior plc, an international manufacturer of high technology components and systems, principally for the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and energy markets.
There are no further matters to be disclosed under LR 9.6.14R.
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Enquiry details
Investors Rob Mann Coats Group plc +44 (0)20 8210 5175
Media Richard Mountain / Nick Hasell FTI Consulting +44 (0)20 3727 1374
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About Coats Group plc
Coats is the world's leading industrial thread manufacturer and a major player in the Americas textile crafts market. At home in some 50 countries, Coats employs 19,000 people across six continents. Revenues in 2017 were US$1.5bn. Coats' pioneering history and innovative culture ensure the company continues leading the way around the world, providing complementary and value added products and services to the apparel and footwear industries; applying innovative techniques to develop high technology Performance Materials threads and yarns in areas such as automotive composites and fibre optics; and extending the crafts offer into new markets and online. Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 listed company on the London Stock Exchange. To find out more about Coats visit www.coats.com.
About Senior plc
Senior is an international manufacturing group with operations in 14 countries. It is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol SNR). Senior designs, manufactures and markets high technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and energy markets. Further information on Senior plc may be found at: www.seniorplc.com