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SSP Group plc

Director Declaration

24 April 2015

SSP Group has been informed that the Supervisory Board of Bilfinger SE has appointed Per Utnegaard as Chairman of its Executive Board with effect from June 1, 2015. Per Utnegaard will become an independent non-executive director of SSP Group with effect from 1 July 2015. He previously served as the President and CEO of Swissport International Ltd.

For further information contact:

Helen Byrne

Company Secretary & General Counsel

+ 44 (0) 207 543 3300

Investor and Analyst Enquiries

Charles King

Director of Investor Relations

 +44 (0) 203 714 5251

E-mail: charles.king@ssp-intl.com

Business and Financial Media Enquiries:

Rob Greening / Lisa Kavanagh

Powerscourt

+44 (0)20 7250 1446

ssp@powerscourt-group.com

About SSP 

SSP is a leading operator of food and beverage concessions in travel locations, operating restaurants, bars, cafés, food courts, lounges and convenience stores in airports, train stations, motorway service stations and other leisure locations. With a heritage stretching back over 50 years, today SSP has nearly 30,000 employees, serving approximately a million customers every day. As at 31 March 2015, it has business at circa 130 airports and circa 270 rail stations, and operates approximately 2,000 units in 29 countries around the world.  SSP operates an extensive portfolio of approximately 300 international, national, and local brands. These include Upper Crust, Starbucks, Caffè Ritazza, Burger King, M&S Simply Food, Caviar House & Prunier, Millie's Cookies, and YO! Sushi, as well as stunning bespoke concepts such as the Montreux Jazz Café in Geneva, Zurich and Paris, Café Deco in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and the award winning Center Bar at Zurich. The Group's revenue and operating profit for the year ended 30 September 2014 were £1.82 billion and £88.5 million, respectively.

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