Succession of Chairman

PowerShares Global Funds Ireland Plc - Succession of Chairman

PR Newswire

London, March 31

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

For Immediate Release 31 March 2017

PowerShares Global Funds Ireland plc

(THE “COMPANY”)

Re: Succession of Chairman

The Directors of the Company wish to announce that subject to regulatory approval, Mr. Graeme Proudfoot, existing Non-Executive Director of the Company will succeed Ms. Leslie Schmidt as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.

Ms. Schmidt will remain on the Board of Directors to provide stability and continuity through a period of significant change for the Board of the Company and to support the Chair succession process.

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