The Board of Directors of Briscoe Group Limited announced Stuart Johnstone's intention to retire from the Board, the Board has had discussions with a number of potential candidates in relation to filling the vacancy arising from Mr. Johnstone's retirement. The Board of Directors of Briscoe Group Limited announced that the company intends to appoint Tony Batterton as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Briscoe Group shortly after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of shareholders on 19 May 2016 to fill that vacancy, to be effective from 1 June 2016. Tony is a Partner and Director with Direct Capital. In accordance with normal practice and the NZX Listing Rules, Tony will retire as a Director at the 2017 Annual Meeting but intends to seek re-election by shareholders at that time.