Harworth Gp Regulatory News (HWG)

24th May 2017

Harworth Group plc

Jonson Cox, Chairman, announces intention to step down before 2018 Annual General Meeting

Harworth Group plc ("Harworth" or the "Company"), the brownfield land regeneration and investment specialist, announces that Jonson Cox, Chairman, who is standing for re-election at today's Annual General Meeting, has informed the Board that this is the last time he will stand for election. He has confirmed his intention to step down from the Board at a date to be confirmed before the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

The process to identify a suitable successor with significant public listed company, business and investor experience has been initiated. The Company will make an announcement in due course.

Commenting on the announcement, Lisa Clement, Senior Independent Director, said:

"Jonson has served Harworth for seven years. These seven years have seen Harworth, or UK Coal plc as it was then known, evolve from a near-insolvent, over leveraged mining business with a capital constrained and non-performing property portfolio to a successful, ambitious and growing property company, delivering an annual double-digit return over the past four years. On behalf of the Board and all of our employees, I thank Jonson enormously for his significant contribution to the Company and leadership during this time."

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Listed on the main market, Harworth Group plc (LSE: HWG) is a leading brownfield regeneration and property investment specialist which owns and manages a portfolio of approximately 22,000 acres of land over 140 sites located throughout the Midlands and North of England. The Company specialises in the regeneration of former coalfield sites and other brownfield land into employment areas, new residential developments and low carbon energy projects.

http://www.harworthgroup.com/