Bens Creek Regulatory News (BEN)

27 February 2023

Bens Creek Group plc

("Bens Creek", the "Group" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Bens Creek Group plc (AIM:BEN), the owner of a metallurgical coal mine in North America supplying the steel industry, is pleased to announce that Mark Cooper has joined the board of Bens Creek as a Non-Executive Director.

As detailed in the Company's admission document published on 13 October 2021, MBU Capital Group Limited ("MBU"), the Company's largest shareholder, has the right to appoint two directors to the board of the Company as long as it holds more than 50 per cent. of the voting rights in the Company. Mark Cooper is Group General Counsel at MBU and has been nominated to the board of the Company on recommendation by MBU.

Mark is an innovative and strategically-driven lawyer and operations executive with more than 25 years' experience in business leadership, legal and operational excellence, drawn from the investment banking and fund management sectors.

After being called to the Bar of England & Wales in 1997, Mark spent several years in private practice before moving in-house to take up senior legal and regulatory roles in the financial services sector. Currently he is the Group General Counsel for MBU. Prior to this Mark worked as a general counsel for a global financial services business covering the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia.

Mark has extensive corporate and commercial experience in the UK and internationally. Throughout his career he has focused not only on legal and risk matters, but also regulatory commercial, governance and operational affairs. He has sat on the board of several FCA-regulated entities and overseas regulated entities, as well as numerous international operating businesses.

Adam Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Bens Creek, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Mark to the Board. We are sure that the wealth of experience that he brings will enhance the overall management of our business. We are all looking forward to working with him."

Further regulatory disclosures

The following additional information is provided in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two Paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

Mark Antony John Cooper (formerly Mark Antony John Terry), age 52, owns 3,173,121 ordinary shares in the Company, and is, or has during the last five years, been a director or partner of the following companies and partnerships:

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