27 May 2016

Escher Group Holdings plc

Board changes and results of the AGM
Escher Group Holdings plc (AIM: ESCH, 'the Group'), a world leading provider of outsourced points of service software to the postal industry, announces the following Board changes.

Following the AGM today, Bernard Somers, the Non-Executive Chairman, stood down from the Board after over nine years in the role.

Nick Winks and Stephen McLeod will be joining the Board, shortly, as independent Non-Executive Directors, becoming Non-Executive Chairman and Senior Independent Director respectively.

The Board continues to make progress towards the appointment of a new Finance Director.

Liam Church,CEO Escher Group, said:

'These new appointments will bring experience and expertise as we address new strategic opportunities outside of our traditional core postal business.

'Nick has been responsible for developing and creating value in a number of corporate situations over the last 20 years or so. He has previously been a Non-Executive Director of several quoted companies, including Claimar Care plc and Private & Commercial Finance Group plc.

'Stephen has worked for a number of strategy consultants and has held senior posts with major multinationals. He was Chief Executive of Universe Group plc, supplying point of sale and customer loyalty products to the petrol service station sector.

'On behalf of everyone at Escher, I wish to thank Bernard for his considerable guidance across the business since the MBO in 2007.'

Bernard Somerssaid:

'It has been an honour and privilege to serve as Non-Executive Chairman for nine years and to assist in bringing Escher to the public markets. I wish Escher and all of its shareholders, employees and Directors great success in the future.'

All resolutions put to the shareholders at the AGM were duly passed.

Enquiries:

Escherwww.eschergroupholdings.com

+353 (0)1 254 5400

Liam Church, Chief Executive Officer

Fionnuala Higgins, MD Postal Retail

Panmure Gordon

+44 (0)20 7886 2500

Andrew Godber / Alina Vaskina, Corporate Finance

Erik Anderson, Corporate Broking

Instinctif Partners

+44 (0)20 7457 2020

Adrian Duffield / Lauren Foster

About Escher Group

Escher is a world leading provider of outsourced, point-of-service software for use in the worldwide postal, retail and financial industries. Its core software, Riposte, a Transaction Services Platform, enables our customers to expand their offerings, providing new services, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.

The Riposte Platform securely extends the retail branch network. Our technology creates new revenue opportunities, streamlines operations, and its flexibility allows it to be deployed across multiple platforms and devices, giving the ultimate freedom of choice when it comes to channel and hardware selection.

Our focus is to ensure the success of our customers by delivering the very best in innovative technology for their business.

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