DiscoverIE Regulatory News (DSCV)

7:00am, 29 October 2015

Acal plc

Board Appointments

Acal plc (LSE: ACL, "Acal" or the "Group"), a leading designer and manufacturer of specialist electronic components, announces the appointment of Tracey Graham and Malcolm Diamond as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 November 2015.

Tracey is a Non-Executive Director of Dialight Plc and of Royal London Mutual Building Society and was formerly a Non-Executive Director of Albermarle and Bond Holdings Plc (2011-13). Tracey has previously held senior executive roles as Chief Executive of Talaris Limited from 2008 to 2010 and Managing Director of De La Rue Cash Systems from 2005 to 2008.

Malcolm is Executive Chairman of Trifast Plc and Non-Executive Chairman of Flowtech Fluidpower PLC. He was previously Managing Director of Trifast Plc (1984-2002), Senior Non-Executive Director of Dechra Pharmaceuticals Plc (2000-2010) and a Non-Executive Director of Unicorn AIM VCT plc (2004-2013).

Richard Moon, Chairman, said:

"We are delighted that Tracey and Malcolm are joining the Board. We look forward to working with them and benefitting from their extensive business experience as we take the Group into the next phase of its development."

Note: No further disclosures are required under paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

For further information please contact:

Acal plc 01483 544 500Nick Jefferies - Group Chief Executive

Simon Gibbins - Group Finance Director

Peel Hunt (Corporate Broker) 020 7418 8900Justin Jones Mike Bell

Instinctif Partners 020 7457 2020Mark GarrawayHelen Tarbet James Gray

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About Acal plc (www.acal.co.uk / LSE: ACL.LN)

Acal is a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of customised electronics to 25,000 industrial manufacturers worldwide. Acal has two divisions: Custom Distribution and Design & Manufacturing. The majority of its sales comes from products and solutions which are either created uniquely for a customer or sourced exclusively. Acal works across a range of technologies, namely Communications & Sensors, Electromechanical, Imaging & Photonics, Microsystems & Displays, and Power & Magnetics.

Acal operates through the following wholly-owned businesses: Acal BFi, Foss, Hectronic, MTC, Myrra, Noratel, RSG, Stortech and Vertec. It has operating companies and manufacturing facilities in a number of markets, including the UK, Germany, France, the Nordic region, Benelux, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Spain, as well as in Asia (China, India, Sri Lanka and South Korea), the US and South Africa.