GLPR.L Regulatory News (GLPR)

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For immediate release 30 January 2018

Changes in the Board of Directors

Global Ports Investments PLC ("Global Ports" or the "Company", together with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, the "Group" or the "Global Ports Group"; LSE ticker: GLPR) announces that Mr. Peder Sondergaard, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has informed the Board that he intends to step down from his role on 31 January 2018, due to the fact that he is leaving his position as Chief Portfolio Officer for APM Terminals B.V., a co-controlling shareholder of Global Ports.

The Board is scheduled to meet on the 31st January 2018 to discuss the replacement of Mr. Peder Sondergaard as a non-executive director and to call an EGM. A further announcement will be made in due course.

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Email: ir@globalports.com

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Global Ports Investments PLC is the leading operator of container terminals in the Russian market.

Global Ports' terminals are located in the Baltic and Far East Basins, key regions for foreign trade cargo flows. Global Ports operates five container terminals in Russia (Petrolesport, First Container Terminal, Ust-Luga Container Terminal[1] and Moby Dik[2] in the Russian Baltics, and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company in the Russian Far East) and two container terminals in Finland[3] (Multi-Link Terminals in Helsinki and Kotka). Global Ports also owns inland container terminals Yanino Logistics Park[4] and Logistika-Terminal[5], both located in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, and has a 50% stake in the major oil products terminal Vopak E.O.S.[6] in Estonia.

Global Ports' Revenue for the first half of 2017 was USD 162.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA was USD 97.3 million*. Consolidated Marine Container Throughput was 587 thousand TEU in the first half of 2017.

Global Ports' major shareholders are Transportation Investments Holding Limited (operating under the brand name of N-Trans), one of the largest private transportation and infrastructure groups in Russia (30.75%), and APM Terminals B.V. (30.75%), whose core expertise is the design, construction, management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services. APM Terminals operates a global terminal network of 76 ports and 117 inland services facilities, giving the company a global presence in 59 countries. 20.5% of Global Ports shares are traded in the form of global depositary receipts listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE ticker: GLPR).

For more information please see: www.globalports.com

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Some of the information in these materials may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Global Ports. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend", "will", "could," "may" or "might" or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Global Ports wishes to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Global Ports does not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in projections or forward-looking statements of Global Ports, including, among others, general political and economic conditions, the competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia and market change in the industries Global Ports operates in, as well as many other risks related to Global Ports and its operations.