SPORTECH PLC
('Sportech', the 'Company' or the 'Group')
Board appointments
Sportech, an international betting and technology business, is pleased to announce that Richard McGuire and Clive Whiley will join as non-executive directors with immediate effect in order to further strengthen the Board, bringing with them significant experience that is highly relevant to the strategy of the Group.
The following information is disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies in connection with the appointment of Mr McGuire and Mr Whiley to the Board of the Company:
| Full name and age: | Richard Anthony McGuire, aged 55
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| Current Directorships: | - GYG PLC - Grey Wolf Investments Limited
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| Former Directorships (previous 5 years): | - Bet 247 Limited - C&P Promotions Limited - Datatote (England) Limited - Fortem Capital Holdings Ltd - Fortem Capital International Ltd - Fortem Capital Limited - Fortem Capital AGF Limited - Pools Company Limited - Pools Promotions Limited - Sportech Gaming Limited - Sportech Group Holdings Limited - Sportech Holdco 1 Limited - Sportech Holdco 2 Limited - Sportech Management Limited - Sportech plc - Sportech Pools Competitions Limited - Sportech Pools Games Limited - Sportech Pools Limited - Sportech Pools Trustee Company Limited - Thepools.com Limited - Lot.To Systems Limited - PlayLot.To Limited - Sportech Lotteries LLC - Sportech Retail LLC - IC Development Limited - Sportech Racing, LLC - eBet Technologies Inc. - Sportech Racing Canada Inc. - Racing Technology Ireland Limited - Sportech France SAS - Sportech Racing Elekronik ve Bilgisayer Hizmetleri Sangayi Ticaret Limited Sirketi - Autotote Europe GmbH - Sportech Racing GmbH
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| Ordinary Shares held in the Company: | 250,000 |
| Full name and age: | Clive Peter Whiley, aged 61
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| Current Directorships: | - Griffin Mining Limited - Mothercare PLC - Y-LEE Ltd - China Venture Capital Management Ltd - First China Venture Capital Ltd
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| Former Directorships (previous 5 years): | - Dignity plc - Dignity (2011) Limited - Dignity (2002) Limited - Grand Harbour Marina plc - Camper & Nicholsons Marina Investments Limited - Stanley Gibbons Group - Stanley Gibbons Finance Limited - Evolution Securities China Ltd - Dreweatts 1759 Limited - Mallet Inc
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| Ordinary Shares held in the Company: | None |
Mr Whiley was a director XLIV Limited in the twelve months preceding the company being placed into creditors' voluntary liquidation in October 2000. Mr Whiley resigned in 1999.
There is no further information required to be disclosed under Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to either Mr McGuire or Mr Whiley.
Contacts
| Sportech PLC
Andrew Lindley, Chief Executive Officer
Nicola Rowlands, Chief Financial Officer
| enquiries@sportechplc.com
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Peel Hunt (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
George Sellar
Andrew Clark
Lalit Bose
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
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