Nomination for election of Non-executive Directors

Victrex plc

Notice of Annual General Meeting being held on 9 February 2018Nominations for Election of Non-Executive Directors

Victrex plc (the 'Company') has today published the annual report for the year ended 30 September 2017 and the notice of the annual general meeting ('AGM' or the 'Meeting'). The AGM will be held on Friday 9 February 2018 at 10.00am at the offices of J. P. Morgan, 1 John Carpenter Street, London EC4Y 0JP.

As part of the business of the Meeting, the Board is pleased to be recommending for election two new non-executive directors, Ms Janet Ashdown and Mr Brendan Connolly.

Subject to shareholder approval, Ms Ashdown and Mr Connolly will be appointed as Directors at the Meeting. The recommendations of the Board and biographical information on Ms Ashdown and Mr Connolly are set out in the notice of the Meeting (summaries of which are set out below).

Subject to shareholder approval, an additional announcement concerning their appointment will be issued on 9 February in accordance with the Listing Rules.

As previously communicated, each of Mr David Hummel, an executive director and Mr Patrick De Smedt, non-executive director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee will step down from the Board at the AGM.

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Summary Biographies

The following information is a summary of the biographies for each of Ms Ashdown and Mr Connolly, full details being set out in the notice of the Annual General Meeting.

Ms Janet Ashdown has over 30 years' experience of the international energy sector in a variety of senior executive roles at BP plc, most recently as Director, BP Oil UK Limited, and Head of UK Retail and Commercial Fuels. Janet is currently Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Marshalls plc and is chair of its Remuneration Committee. Janet is also a Non-Executive Director of SIG Plc and a member of its Audit, Remuneration, Nomination and Governance Committees.

Mr Brendan Connolly has over 35 years' experience in the international oil and gas industry serving in a number of senior executive roles. Until June 2013, Brendan was a senior executive at Intertek Group plc and had previously been chief executive officer of Moody International (which was acquired by Intertek in 2011). Brendan is a non-executive director and Senior Independent Director of Synthomer plc, in addition to being chairman of their Remuneration Committee and member of their Audit and Nomination Committees. Brendan is also a non-executive director of two private equity backed companies, one of which he chairs.