Appointment of Non-Executive Director

4 January 2021

Northern Bear plc

("Northern Bear" or the "Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Northern Bear, the AIM listed group of companies (together, the "Group") providing specialist building and support services to customers in Northern England and across the UK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr John Holroyd to the Board as a non-executive director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mr Holroyd is both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Advisor. He became an audit and advisory partner in the firm of Neville Russell in July 1990. Neville Russell merged its practice with the International firm of Mazars and Guerard in September 1998 and the UK arm of the enhanced business became Mazars LLP in August 2004.

On retiring from Mazars in August 2018 Mr Holroyd set up his own consultancy and advisory business Cold Hill Consultancy Limited and since then the new business has been providing business advisoryservices to a range of corporate and public sector bodies.

Additional Information on Mr Holroyd

The following additional information on John Holroyd is provided pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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