CIU.L Regulatory News (CIU)

17 November 2011

Cape plc

Appointment of Additional Non-Executive Director / Date of Pre-Close Statement

Appointment of Additional Non-Executive Director

Cape plc, the international provider of essential, non-mechanical support services to the energy and mineral resources sectors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brendan Connolly as a non-executive director with effect from 16 November 2011.

Brendan Connolly is currently President of the Industry Services business at Intertek and regional manager for Middle East, FSU and Russia for all of Intertek, which provides inspection, certification and testing services to clients in oil & gas, power and other industries, and expects to continue with Intertek following his appointment to the Cape Board. Brendan had previously been Chief Executive Officer of Moody International since 2006, which was acquired by Intertek earlier this year.

Prior to Intertek, Brendan spent more than 25 years of his career with Schlumberger in senior International roles over three continents. Brendan holds a BSc in Economics and Sociology from Southampton University, UK.

Cape continues to seek an additional director to replace David McManus who, as previously advised, has expressed his intention to step down from the Cape Board when a suitable replacement has been found.

There are no matters to be disclosed in respect of Mr Connolly pursuant to Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the UKLA Listing Rules.

Date of year end trading update

Cape also announces that it will issue a year end trading update in respect of the Financial Year ending 31 December 2011 to the market on 12 January 2012.

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Cape plc (www.capeplc.com), which is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, provides a range of non-mechanical industrial services including access systems, insulation, painting, coatings, blasting, industrial cleaning, training and assessment to both industrial plant operators and major international engineering and construction companies.

As a single source provider, Cape is able to provide a range of specialist multi-disciplinary services specifically tailored to meet the needs of the client providing the most intelligent and cost efficient solutions for our customers non-mechanical in-plant maintenance and capital needs.

In the year ended 31 December 2010, Cape reported revenues of £650.1 million. With scale and leading market positions across its international footprint, Cape employs over 18,000 people in 29 countries.