Directorate Change

13 February 2024

M Winkworth plc

Board change

M Winkworth plc ("Winkworth" or the "Company"), the leading franchisor of real estate agencies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Tan to its Board as an Executive Director with effect from 12 February 2024.

Tara, a qualified solicitor with over 20 years' experience, joined the Winkworth team in 2001 and became a director of Winkworth Franchising Limited ("WFL") in 2004 as Director of Legal and Business Affairs. Tara stepped down from WFL and left the Company in 2006 to focus on other interests. She re-joined in 2012 as a consultant, and in 2014 was appointed to work full time as General Counsel before re-joining the Board of WFL in 2020.

Tara will provide strategic and transactional guidance to the business development team and to the day-to-day commercial operations team, as well as continuing her work on brand protection, network compliance and training.

Commenting on Tara's appointment, Simon Agace, Non-executive Chair of Winkworth, said: "Tara represents a fresh approach to helping franchisees manage compliance by combining training with a more aligned compliance team consisting of industry, legal and financial professionals. The aim is to offer better protection to Winkworth and its franchisees in a competitive industry facing increasing regulation."

Commenting on her appointment, Tara said: "Winkworth is a heritage brand to whose success I and many at Winkworth, both as franchisees and franchisor, have devoted our careers. For me it has been almost 20 years of close involvement with the Company, so I am delighted with the opportunity to further develop and grow the business." 

Further information in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies on Tara Tan is set out at the end of this announcement.

For further information please contact:

M Winkworth Plc Tel : 020 7355 0206

Dominic Agace (Chief Executive Officer)

Andrew Nicol (Chief Financial Officer)

Milbourne (Public Relations) Tel : 07903 802545

Tim Draper

Shore Capital (NOMAD and Broker) Tel : 020 7408 4090

Robert Finlay

David Coaten

Henry Willcocks

About Winkworth

Winkworth is the leading London franchisor of residential real estate agencies with a pre-eminent position in the mid to upper segments of the sales and lettings markets. The franchise model allows entrepreneurial real estate professionals to provide the highest standards of service under the banner of a long-established brand name and to benefit from the support and promotion that Winkworth offers.

Winkworth is admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.

www.winkworthplc.com

Regulatory Disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies)

Save for the information set out above and below, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Thuang Lin "Tara" Tan, aged 53. Tara holds 3,522 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the Company, representing 0.03% per cent. of the total voting rights in the Company's issued share capital.