AGM results & NED appointment

10 Apr 2008 15:55

AFC Energy Plc10 April 2008 10 April 2008 AFC Energy plc ("AFC Energy" or "the Company") Appointment of non-executive Director and results of AGM AFC Energy develops low cost fuel cells for industrial companies that produce waste hydrogen as a by-product from their operations. AFC Energy's fuel cells use this captured hydrogen to produce electricity. AFC Energy's fuel cells use a reduced level of precious metals and the Company has a clear route to commercialisation by selling fuel cells directly to the end-user. Akzo Nobel is AFC Energy's first customer. AGM resolutions AFC Energy's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2007 wasposted to all shareholders of the Company. Copies of the Annual Report andAccounts are available on the Company's website at www.afcenergy.com. All resolutions from today's AGM were duly passed. Appointment of Mitchell Field AFC Energy plc announces the appointment to the Board of Mitchell Laurence Fieldas a non-executive Director with immediate effect. Mitchell, aged 56, has considerable commercial experience. He is ManagingDirector and majority shareholder of Richards and Appleby Ltd, the cosmeticsmanufacturing company, where he takes responsibility for sales and marketing,overseeing all blue chip customers in the UK as well as exports to over 60international companies. In addition Mitchell has held investments and management interests in a range ofother companies across a broad number of industries. Current directorships DF Thatcher (Investments) Limited Cyclax Limited Solar Cosmetics International Limited Richards & Appleby Limited Richards and Appleby Holdings Limited Westmond Investments Limited Cathedral Road Developments Limited Leighton Denny Limited The Original Swinky Company Limited Directorships in the last 5 years (not current) Daniel Field Limited Theme Estates Limited Cathedral Road Limited Ark Business & Culture Communications (UK) Company Limited Mitchell Field was a director of The Organic Hair Company Limited, which wentinto voluntary liquidation in 1980. Mitchell was also a director of StephensPackaging Limited subsequent to its acquisition by Richards & Appleby Limited inAugust 1989. In October 1989 Stephens Packaging Limited went into voluntaryliquidation. There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to the aboveappointment pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) and Rule 17 of the AIM Rulesfor Companies. Gerard Sauer, Chief Executive, AFC Energy said: "As AFC Energy increases its own sales activity, we welcome Mitchell to theBoard and look forward to seeing the Company benefit from his commercialexpertise." For further information please visit www.afcenergy.com or contact: AFC Energy plc 01483 276726 Gerard Sauer, Chief Executive Blue Oar Securities 020 7448 4400 Shane Gallwey / Andrew Raca / Jerry Keen Madano Partnership 020 7593 4000 Mark Way / Graham Moonie This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange