GlobalData Regulatory News (DATA)

24 June 2026

GlobalData Plc ("the Company")

Board changes

Further to the announcement on 2nd March 2026, GlobalData Plc, a leading data, insights, and technology company, is pleased to announce that its incoming Chief Financial Officer, Robert (Rob) Kingston, will join the Group with effect from 7th September 2026. He will work alongside the current Chief Financial Officer, Graham Lilley, to ensure a smooth transition, following which Graham will step down from his role as Chief Financial Officer and board member with effect from 30th September 2026. Rob will be formally appointed as a board director in the role of Chief Financial Officer on 30th September 2026.

Rob will join the Company from Keywords Studios where he undertook the role of Chief Financial Officer. He previously spent 25 years at Sky plc in progressively senior finance and operational roles including Finance Director of Sky's Content Business, Group Director of Investor Relations and latterly as an Executive Director to the Group CEO. Rob is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

There are no disclosures to be made in accordance with UKLR 6.4.8 R of the UK Listing Rules in relation to Rob Kingston's appointment save that he has served as a director of formerly AIM-listed Keywords Studios Limited from 1 July 2023 and will resign from this position on or around 24 August 2026.

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