5 June 2024
M Winkworth
plc
Directorate
Changes
M Winkworth plc ("Winkworth" or the
"Company"), the leading franchisor of real estate agencies, is
pleased to announce the appointments of Tom Fyson and Jonathan
Adams as Non-Executive Directors of the Company, and as members of
the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee respectively, with
effect from 4 June 2024.
The Company also announces that John
Nicol, who has been a Non-Executive Director of the Company and a
member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees since 10 June 2014,
has elected to stand down with effect from 12 September 2024 to
pursue his charitable interests.
Tom Fyson is a Managing Director of
Blackdown Partners, an independent advisory firm providing public
and private businesses with advice on corporate finance, M&A,
capital markets, investor relations and strategy. He brings over 20
years of financial experience, having begun his career at KPMG,
where he qualified as a chartered accountant, before moving into
corporate finance in 2006.
Jonathan Adams spent 14 years in
M&A and as an equity analyst at JPMorgan before working as a
global fund manager, initially at Citigroup and, subsequently, for
16 years at Investec. In 2022, he founded Butterwalk Advisory LLP,
providing advice to, and investing directly in, small cap
companies. He is a Senior Advisory Board Member to King's College
Cambridge's Entrepreneurship Lab, a privately funded body with the
goal of increasing awareness of entrepreneurship amongst its
student membership.
Commenting on the directorate changes, Simon Agace,
Non-executive Chair of Winkworth, said: "Firstly, I would like to thank John Nicol for his unswerving
dedication to Winkworth and the significant contribution that he
has made to the development and direction of the Company during his
tenure.
"We are delighted to be welcoming
two new members to the Board and look forward to Tom and Jonathan
bringing not only their extensive professional expertise but also
fresh pairs of eyes to the future growth of the
Company."
In accordance with paragraph (g) of
Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies, further information on
Tom Fyson and Jonathan Adams is set out at the end of this
announcement.
For further information please
contact:
M
Winkworth
Plc
Tel : 020 7355 0206
Dominic Agace (Chief Executive
Officer)
Andrew Nicol (Chief Financial
Officer)
Milbourne (Public
Relations)
Tel : 07903 802545
Tim Draper
Shore Capital (NOMAD and
Broker)
Tel : 020 7408 4090
David Coaten
Rachel Goldstein
Henry Willcocks
About Winkworth
Winkworth is the leading London
franchisor of residential real estate agencies with a pre-eminent
position in the mid to upper segments of the sales and lettings
markets. The franchise model allows entrepreneurial real estate
professionals to provide the highest standards of service under the
banner of a long-established brand name and to benefit from the
support and promotion that Winkworth offers.
Winkworth is admitted to trading on
the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
www.winkworthplc.com
Regulatory Disclosures (in accordance with Rule 17 and
Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies)
Save for the information set out
above and below, there are no further disclosures to be made in
accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies in respect of the appointments of Thomas "Tom"
Charles Fyson, aged 44, and Jonathan Harold Leslie Adams, aged
57.
Tom Fyson
Current Directorships/Partnerships
|
Past Directorships/Partnerships (within 5
years)
|
Blackdown Partners
Limited
|
None
|
Tom does not hold an interest in the
Company's issued share capital.
Jonathan
Adams
Current Directorships/Partnerships
|
Past Directorships/Partnerships (within 5
years)
|
The Irene Taylor Trust
|
None
|
Butterwalk Advisory LLP
Jonathan does not directly hold an
interest in the Company's issued share capital, however, his wife,
Nichola Adams (née Agace), holds 125,000 ordinary shares of 0.5
pence each in the Company, representing 0.97% per cent. of the
total voting rights in the Company's issued share
capital.