Hargreaves Serv Regulatory News (HSP)

 11 May 2018

Hargreaves Services plc

(the "Company" or the "Group")

Board Changes

Hargreaves Services plc (AIM: HSP), a diversified group delivering key projects and services to the industrial, energy and property sectors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roger McDowell as a non-executive director with immediate effect.

Roger brings a wealth of experience as a highly successful businessman and entrepreneur, with a strong record of driving shareholder value and serving on the boards of public companies. He was Managing Director of Oliver Ashworth for eighteen years before its sale to St. Gobain. He is currently serving as Non-Executive Chairman of Avingtrans plc and is also a Non-Executive Director of Augean plc, Tribal Group plc, Proteome Sciences plc, Swallowfield plc, ThinkSmart plc and D4t4 Solutions plc.

David Morgan, who has served as a Director since 24 February 2012 and as Chairman since 7 October 2015, has informed the Company of his intention to step down from the Board following the Group's preliminary results for the year ending 31 May 2018 which will be announced on 1 August 2018. He will be succeeded as Chairman by Roger McDowell. David has chaired the Company through a number of challenging events over the last few years and leaves the Group in a strong position to generate future shareholder value.

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Regulatory disclosures

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Roger Steven McDowell (aged 62) holds or has held in the past 5 years the following directorships and partnerships: 

Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules in respect of Roger McDowell.