Brown Group Regulatory News (BWNG)

10 June 2021

Appointment of new Independent Non-Executive Director

Further to the announcement made on 25 February 2021, N Brown Group Plc (the "Group") is delighted to confirm the appointment of Dominic Platt as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Dominic will chair the Group's Audit & Risk Committee, a role that Vicky Mitchell has assumed in an interim capacity since 31 March 2021. The Board would like to thank Vicky for stepping into this position and for guiding the Audit & Risk Committee through the year-end annual report and audit process.

Dominic is the current Chief Financial Officer of BGL Group, a position he has held since March 2016. Prior to joining BGL, Dominic spent five years at Darty plc from 2010-2015, where he was Group Finance Director and Managing Director of International Businesses. Before Darty, Dominic spent 18 years at Cable and Wireless plc where he held a number of financial roles. Dominic has extensive experience in consumer-focused public companies operating in a regulated environment. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Following these changes, the Board will comprise the Chair (who was independent on appointment), the Group CEO and CFO and seven Non-Executive Directors, five of whom are considered to be independent.

The appointment of Dominic Platt is subject to FCA approval.

For further information:

Theresa Casey

General Counsel and Company Secretary, N Brown Group plc

+44(0)161 238 2298

Shore Capital - Nomad and Broker

Dru Danford / Stephane Auton / Daniel Bush / John More

+44(0) 20 7408 4090

About N Brown Group:

N Brown is a top 10 UK clothing and footwear digital retailer, with a Home proposition, serving customers across five strategic brands. Our strategic brands are JD Williams, Simply Be, Jacamo, Ambrose Wilson and Home Essentials and our financial services proposition allows customers to spread the cost of shopping with us. We are headquartered in Manchester where we design, source and create our product offer and we employ over 1,800 people across the UK.

Regulatory disclosures

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Dominic James Platt, aged 51, holds or has held in the past 5 years the following directorships and partnerships:

* Role of President held

The following disclosures are made as required under sections (v) to (vii) paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Mr Platt was appointed as a director of CGL Realisations Limited (formerly Comet Group Limited) on 4 January 2010 and resigned as director on 3 February 2012 when CGL Realisations Limited was sold to Hailey Holdings Limited and Hailey Acquisitions Limited. On 2 November 2012 an administrator was appointed and the company was subsequently placed into creditors voluntary liquidation on 1 October 2013 with an estimated total deficiency as regards non-preferential creditors of £257 million. As at 2 October 2020, secured creditors had received distributions totalling approximately £63.3 million, preferential creditors had been paid in full and a prescribed part distribution of 0.18 pence in the pound had been paid.

There is no further information required to be disclosed in respect of the above appointment pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.