PureCircle Limited Board Change (5412C)
March 18 2014 - 3:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMPURE
RNS Number : 5412C
PureCircle Limited
18 March 2014
PURECIRCLE LIMITED
("PureCircle" or "the Company")
Board Change
PureCircle (LSE: PURE), the world's leading producer and
marketer of high purity stevia ingredients, announces that Mr. John
Slosar and Mr. Sunny Verghese (both Non-Executive Directors of
PureCircle) have advised the Company that owing to increasing
business commitments they wish to retire as directors of PureCircle
with effect from today. Mr. Slosar has recently been appointed
Chairman of The Swire Group in Hong Kong and Mr. Verghese has
increased his responsibilities with Olam International.
The Board accepts with regret Mr. Slosar's and Mr. Verghese's
resignations and wishes to thank them for their contribution to the
Company over the past years.
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment, effective
today, of Mr. Christopher Pratt, as a Non-Executive Director of
PureCircle.
Christopher Dale Pratt, aged 57, was formerly the Chairman of
Swire Pacific Limited, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Cathay
Pacific Airways Limited, Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company
Limited and Swire Properties Limited. He was also a director of The
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited and Air China
Limited. He joined the Swire Group in 1978 and has worked with the
group in Hong Kong, China, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Mr.
Pratt received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
in 2000.
As of the date of this announcement, Mr. Pratt directly holds
686,916 shares in PureCircle, representing 0.42% of the total
voting rights in the Company.
A list of Mr. Pratt's directorships and partnerships over the
past five years is included as an appendix below.
Save for the information set out in this announcement, there are
no other matters in relation to Mr. Pratt's appointment that
require disclosure under the AIM Rules.
On the above Board changes, Mr. Paul Selway-Swift, Chairman of
PureCircle said "the Board is sorry to lose people of John Slosar's
and Sunny Verghese's experience. They have made a great
contribution to PureCircle over the past years and we wish them
well. We are at the same time, delighted to welcome Christopher
Pratt as a Non-Executive Director to the Board. He brings with him
a wealth of valuable experience which we believe will benefit the
Company".
18 March 2014
For more information:
PureCircle Limited (www.purecircle.com)
Magomet Malsagov, CEO +60 3 2166 2206
William Mitchell, CFO +44 7974 005 163
RFC Ambrian Ltd (NOMAD) +61 8 9480 2500
Stephen Allen
Appendix - Mr. Christopher Pratt's List of Directorships and
Partnerships
Current Directorships/Partnerships Ceased Directorships/Partnerships
in the past 5 years
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The Shek O Development Company Cathay Pacific Airways Limited
Limited
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Air China Limited
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Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering
Company Limited
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John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited
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Swire Pacific Limited
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Swire Properties Limited
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation Limited
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Swire Aviation Limited
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Cathay Pacific Services Limited
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Swire Beverages Holdings Limited
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Swire Pacific Holdings Inc.
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SITA Waste Services Limited
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Swire Beverages Limited
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John Swire & Sons (S.E. Asia)
Pte. Limited
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Shrewsbury Holdings Limited
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Cannon Trustees Limited
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Tai-Koo Limited
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John Swire & Sons Limited
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Swire Pacific Middle East FZE
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SPHI Ltd.
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Banyan Limited
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Swire Pacific Offshore NZ Limited
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Swire Pacific Offshore Ship
Finance Limited
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SPOL Diveships Corporation
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SPOL Vessels Corporation
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Swire Pacific Offshore Limited
----------------------------------- ----------------------------------
Swire Supply Vessels Corporation
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Gallivat Corporation
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SPO Marine Corporation
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SPO Support Corporation
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Orange Rederiet Aps
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SPO Ships Limited
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Swire Pacific Offshore Holdings
Limited
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Swire Pacific Offshore Maritime
Limited
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Swire Pacific Ship Management
Limited
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