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mporium Group PLC

29 September 2015

29 September 2015

mporium Group PLC

("mporium" or "the Company")

Appointment of Non-Executive Chairman

mporium Group Plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Walder as a non-Executive Chairman of the Company with immediate effect.

Nigel is the Chief Information Officer ("CIO") for Corporate Functions at Barclays Bank plc and has over 25 years' experience of working with technology within the Financial Services sector including CIO positions at NatWest Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank.

Nigel also has direct experience of AIM having founded Business Control Solutions plc ("BCS"), a software and technology services company, which was admitted to trading on AIM following a reverse takeover in June 2005. Nigel was Chief Executive Officer of BCS until 2010.

Nigel replaces Mike Hughes, as non-Executive Chairman, who retires today and Dominic Keen, non-Executive Director, has also left the board of the Company today in order to be able to focus on his other business interests.

Commenting on Nigel's appointment, Barry Moat, Chief Executive Officer of mporium, said: "Nigel brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience within not only the technology sector but also the global business environment. He is the perfect addition to our organisation and I am delighted to have him on board."

Enquiries:

 
 mporium Group PLC 
  Barry Moat, CEO     020 3735 5908 
 N+1 Singer 
  Ben Wright 
  Alex Wright         020 7496 3000 
 Buchanan 
  Charles Ryland 
  Vicky Watkins       020 7466 5000

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, Nigel David Walder (aged 52) holds or has held in the past 5 years the following directorships and partnerships:

 
 Current                    Former 
 AMERICAS 4 LLP             None 
 AMERICAS 5 LLP 
 PRESCIENCE FILM PARTNERS 
  2.2 LLP

Nigel Walder is beneficially interested in 5,000,000 ordinary shares of 0.5 pence each in the capital of the Company.

Save for the disclosures above, there are no further disclosures to be made in accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

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