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Eckoh plc

("Eckoh" or the "Company")

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

Eckoh (AIM: ECK), the global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, is pleased to announce that Chrissie Herbert has agreed to join the Eckoh Board as Chief Financial Officer. Chrissie's appointment follows the announcement on 27 July 2016 that Adam Moloney intended to step down in order to pursue new opportunities.

Chrissie joins Eckoh from her current role as UK and Ireland Finance Director at PayPoint plc, the FTSE 250 retail technology and multi-channel payment solutions business. She brings with her significant industry insight and experience from one of the leading global secure payments companies. In addition, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG, Chrissie gained considerable executive experience at a number of high growth, consumer facing businesses including Collect+, a fast-growing joint venture between PayPoint plc and Yodel and Travelodge Hotels Ltd, one of the UK's largest independent hotel brands.

A further announcement regarding Chrissie's start date will be made in due course. In the meantime, Adam Moloney will continue to act as Finance Director.

Chris Batterham, Non-executive Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted that Chrissie has decided to join Eckoh. Her experience leading teams at high-growth technology companies and her expertise in ensuring financial discipline across multi-divisional businesses will undoubtedly benefit the Company as we continue our strategy for expansion."

Chrissie Herbert added:

"I am excited to be joining Eckoh at such an important time. After a number of years of successive growth the Company has successfully established a US operation and I look forward to supporting the business as it gains further traction in the global secure payments and contact centre markets."

This announcement contains inside information.

Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed with regards to the appointment of Christine Gillian Herbert (née Bacon), age 46, in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For more information, please contact:

Eckoh plc

Nik Philpot, Chief Executive Officer Tel: 01442 458 300

Adam Moloney, Group Finance Director

www.eckoh.com

Buchanan

Sophie McNulty, Stephanie Watson Tel: 020 7466 5000

www.buchanan.uk.com

N+1 Singer (Nomad & Joint Broker)

Shaun Dobson, Lauren Kettle Tel: 020 7496 3000

www.n1singer.com

Berenberg (Joint Broker)

Ben Wright, Chris Bowman, Amritha Murali Tel: 020 3207 7800

www.berenberg.de/en

About Eckoh plc

Eckoh is a global provider of secure payment products and customer contact solutions, supporting an international client base from its offices in the UK, US and Australia.

Our Haloh Suite of secure payments products, which can be hosted in the Cloud or deployed on the client's site, removes sensitive personal and payment data from contact centres and IT environments. The products offer merchants a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of fraud, secure sensitive data and become compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ("PCI DSS") and wider data security regulations. Eckoh has been a PCI DSS Level One accredited Service Provider since 2010, processing over $1 billion in card payments annually.

Eckoh's customer contact solutions enable enquiries and transactions to be performed on whatever device the customer chooses, allowing organisations to increase efficiency, lower operational costs and provide a true omni-channel experience. We also assist organisations in transforming the way that they engage with their customers by providing support and transition services as they implement our innovative customer contact solutions.

Our large portfolio of clients come from a broad range of vertical markets and includes government departments, telecoms providers, retailers, utility providers and financial services organisations.