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Arden Partners plc ("Arden" or the "Company")

Directorate Change

Arden Partners plc (AIM: ARDN), the institutional stockbroking company, today announces the appointment of Luke Johnson as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment will take effect on 20th March 2015 subject to regulatory approval.

As at February 19th, 2015, Luke Johnson is interested in 2,174,612 Ordinary Shares of 10p each, representing 10.76% of Arden's issued share capital. Further disclosures required by paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to the appointment of Luke Oliver Johnson, 53, are given below.

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Current directorships and partnerships held:

3Sixty Restaurants Ltd

AKA Group Ltd

Assembly Festival Ltd

Beak Street Films Ltd

Bread Acquisitions Ltd

Bread Holdings Ltd

Buffet Restaurants Ltd

The Career Colleges Company (UK) Ltd

Cedar Pharma Ltd

The Centre for Entrepreneurs Ltd

Chrysalis Vision Ltd

Cradley Brook Ltd

Cruise.co (Holdings) Ltd

The Curious Cook Ltd

Draft House Holding Ltd

Ego Group Ltd

Ego Restaurants Ltd

Ego Restaurants Holdings Ltd

Feng Sushi Ltd

Fiery Dragons Ltd

The Generation of Z Ltd

The Genuine Dining Company Ltd

The Grand Union Company Ltd

Halesend Estate Ltd

Harbour and Jones Ltd

Hermitage Valley Ltd

History Today Ltd

ICR Enterprises Ltd

The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital Ltd

London 8 Ltd

Majestic Bingo Ltd

Neilson Active Holidays (Holdings) Ltd

Neilson Active Holidays Ltd

Patisserie Acquisition Ltd

Patisserie Holdings PLC

Patisserie Valerie Holdings Ltd

Penyard House Acquisition Ltd

Playful Productions Ltd

Poseidon House Management Ltd

RCP II Founder Partner LP

RCP Co-Investment Partnership LP

Recruitment Capital Partners LLP

Risk Capital Ltd

Risk Capital Partners II (GP) Ltd

Risk Capital Partners II (Scotland) Ltd

Risk Capital Partners LLP

Spice Bakery Ltd

StartUp Britain Ltd

Superbrands Ltd

Synarbor PLC

Theatre Investment Fund Ltd

Directorships and partnerships previously held over the last 5 years:

4Ventures Ltd

Action on Addiction

APT Controls Ltd

Assembly Theatre Ltd

Automotive Repair Solutions Ltd

The Bishopsgate Foundation

Bookshop Acquisitions Ltd

Borders (UK) Ltd

Channel Four Television Corporation

Clear Leisure PLC

The Cobden Club Ltd

Contiga Capital Management LLP

Diverse Holdings Ltd

E2Exchange Ltd

East Ltd

Elderstreet VCT plc

The Entrepreneurial Exchange (London) Ltd

Flour Power City Ltd

Forestrox Ltd

Giraffe Concepts Ltd

GRA Acquisition Ltd

Healthy Living Centres plc

History Today Ltd

Integrated Dental Holdings Ltd

Interquest Group plc

Interquest (UK) Ltd

Loewy Group Ltd

Mayfair Gaming Ltd

Metro Bank PLC

Metrodome Group PLC

Phaidon Press Ltd

Pinco 1771 Ltd

The Riverside Trust Ltd

RSA Academies

RSA Adelphi Enterprises Ltd

Seafood Holdings Ltd

Seafood Property Holdings LLP

Signature Restaurants Ltd

Third Stage Productions Ltd

Automotive Repairs Ltd was wound up by the court in September 2012 and Luke Johnson was a director until his resignation in October 2011.

Bookshop Acquisitions Ltd and Borders (UK) Ltd entered administration in November 2009. Luke Johnson had previously been a director of these companies until July 2009. Bookshop Acquisitions Ltd and Borders (UK) Ltd were dissolved on 22 February 2013 and 27 August 2011 respectively.

The Cobden Club Ltd entered members' voluntary liquidation in July 2013 and is currently in liquidation.

Income Tax Professionals Ltd, a company of which Luke Johnson was Non-Executive Chairman, entered creditors' voluntary liquidation in May 1999.

Just Tyres Holdings Ltd, a company of which Luke Johnson was Non-Executive Chairman, entered administrative receivership in October 2001. The company was dissolved on 17 July 2007.

Sunday Business Newspapers Ltd entered administrative receivership in July 1997. Luke Johnson had previously been a Non-Executive Director of the company until his resignation in March 1997. The company was dissolved on 18 May 2004.

Utility Cable PLC entered administrative receivership in September 1998. Luke Johnson had previously been a Non-Executive Director of the company until his resignation in May 1998. The company was dissolved on 23 November 2007.

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