Kazera Global Regulatory News (KZG)

19 June 2015

Kennedy Ventures plc

Board Appointment

Kennedy Ventures plc ("Kennedy Ventures" or "the Company") the owner of a tantalite mine in Namibia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline McLeod as a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Caroline McLeod is a Namibian national and a qualified lawyer, specialising in labour and mining. She has consulted for Sanlam Namibia Limited, where she was appointed a Trustee of the Pension Fund, and more recently has advised Telecom Namibia Limited. She has also been a board member of African Tantalum (Pty) Ltd for over five years.

Giles Clarke, Chairman of Kennedy Ventures, commented:

"I am delighted that Caroline has agreed to join Kennedy Ventures as a non-executive Director. Her expertise will be of considerable value as we move forward with the development of our tantalite project in Namibia and into our next stage of growth."

For further information, please contact:

Kennedy Ventures plc

Giles Clarke c/o Billy Clegg +44 (0) 020 3757 4983

Cenkos Securities

Derrick Lee / Nick Tulloch +44 (0) 131 220 6939

Peterhouse Corporate Finance +44 (0) 207 469 0935

Peter Greensmith

Camarco

Billy Clegg / Georgia Mann / Zoe Moulton +44 (0) 020 3757 6983

For the appointment of Mrs McLeod, the Company confirms that there is no further information to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies save as disclosed below:

Full Name: Caroline Suzette McLeod

Age: 45

Current Directorships: African Tantalum (Pty) Ltd

Warmbad Investment Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Tameka Shelf Company (Pty) Ltd

Namibian Tantalite Investments (Pty) Ltd

PaCa Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Previous Directorships: None

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