Shaftesbury Capital PLC announces that after 12 years with the business Chris Ward, currently Chief Operating Officer of the Company and formerly the Chief Financial Officer of Shaftesbury PLC, has decided to step down from the Board on and will leave the Company on 22 December 2023. The role will not be replaced on the Board. Chris has played an important leadership role during his time with the business, including throughout the merger which created Shaftesbury Capital PLC earlier this year and has led the delivery of a number of highly successful integration activities since completion of the merger.