Directorate Change

PURECIRCLE LIMITED

("PureCircle" or "the Company")

Appointment of Director

PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and marketer of high purity stevia ingredients, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John Gibney as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company with effect from 11 April 2016.

John Gibney has recently retired as Chief Financial Officer of Britvic plc after a 17 year career. As Chief Financial Officer, he was responsible for a broad portfolio including finance, IT, legal, estates, risk management, procurement and corporate responsibility. Prior to joining Britvic, Mr. Gibney spent 10 years with Bass plc where he held various finance and management roles.

Mr. Gibney, age 55 is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant.

A list of Mr. Gibney's directorships over the past five years is included as an appendix below.

Commenting on the appointment of John Gibney, the Chairman Paul Selway-Swift said:

"We are delighted to welcome John to the PureCircle Board. His wide experience will be very valuable to the Company and he will make a great contribution to the Board's deliberations."

No other information is required to be disclosed as required under LR 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

4 April 2016

NOTES TO EDITORS

PureCircle Limited is the world's leading producer of high-purity stevia ingredients for the global food and beverage industry. Its mission is to encourage healthier diets around the world through the supply of natural ingredients to the global food and beverage industry. Its vision is to lead the global expansion of stevia as the next mass volume, natural-origin sweetener. PureCircle has offices around the world with the global headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Business was founded in 2002. PureCircle's shares are listed on the main market of London Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol PURE. For more information, visit: www.purecircle.com.

Appendix - Mr. Gibney's List of Directorships in Other Publicly Quoted Company