Portfolio news 2015 Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group plc - Directorate Change 04 Jun 2015

Appointment of a director

The Board of Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc the AIM listed technology developer targeting a number of global markets including automotive, aerospace, electronics and renewable energy, is pleased to announce the appointment as a non - executive director of Michael Anthony Bretherton with immediate effect.

From 2006 to 2014 Mr. Bretherton, who is 59, was an executive director of ORA Capital Partners Ltd. In August 2014 he became Executive Chairman of AIM listed Sarossa plc which invests in technology companies.

Mr Bretherton owns 3,173,824 shares in the Company, representing approximately 1.6 per cent of the shares in issue.

Save for the information disclosed below there is no other information to be disclosed under Rule 17 or Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Mr Bretherton's appointment as a Director of the Company other than as follows:

Current directorships
Adams Plc
Blake Holdings Limited
ORA Charitable Trust Limited
ORA Limited
Sarossa Plc

Past Directorships
Abway Enterprises Corp
Ceres Power Holdings Plc
Foram Properties Limited
Nanoco Group Plc
Nanoco Tech Limited
Obtala Limited
Obtala Resources Limited
Obtala Services Limited
ORA Capital Partners Limited
ORA Capital Services Limited
ORA Guernsey Limited
ORA Land Limited
ORA Properties Limited
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc
Oxford Pharmascience Group Plc
Oxford Pharmascience Limited
Oxford Nutra Limited
Oxray Limited
Sarossa Capital Limited
Tissue Regenix Group Plc

In addition, Mr Bretherton was a non-executive director of Brimley & Co. Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bridgend Group Plc, until the acquisition of Bridgend Group by HemScott Holdings Limited in August 2000 and at which time Mr Bretherton resigned. Following the acquisition and Mr Bretherton's resignation, the assets and business of Brimley were sold and that company was put into creditors' voluntary liquidation in October 2000 with a resulting net deficit to external creditors of £168,000.

Contacts:
Oxford Advances Surfaces Group Plc
www.oxfordsurfaces.com
James Ede-Golightly - Chairman
T: 01865 854 807

W H Ireland Limited
www.wh-ireland.co.uk
John Wakefield
T: 0117 945 3470

Editors' Note
Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group plc designs, develops and manufactures surface modification technology to address the bonding challenges of advanced materials in the automotive, aerospace, electronics and renewable energy markets. Our proprietary platform technology, Onto™ highly reactive chemistry, provides manufacturers with versatile solutions for even to the most difficult‑to-bond substrates such as engineering plastics, thermoplastic composites and carbon-based materials. Onto™ surface treatments can be integrated into existing manufacturing facilities for use in a wide range of surface functionalisation and adhesion promotion applications.

www.oxfordsurfaces.com

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