U and I Group PLC announces planned changes to its Board. On 19 January 2021 the company announced that, together with its executive management changes, the Chairman would review the composition of the Board to ensure that it is the optimal structure for the Group over the short to medium term. This review is now complete and the following changes are planned: Peter Williams, Chairman of the Board, who joined the Company in January 2016, has given notice of his intention to step down from the Board by the end of FY2022. A search for his replacement will commence later this year. Nick Thomlinson, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Senior Independent Director, having completed his maximum term as an independent non-executive director, will step down from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM in September 2021. Nick joined the Board in January 2012. Ros Kerslake, who joined the Board in September 2017 will become Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Senior Independent Director following the AGM. Ros has been a member of that Committee since joining the Board. Barry Bennett, a non-independent non-executive director, who joined the Company in May 2014 on the acquisition of the Cathedral Group, has given notice of his intention to step down from the Board by the end of FY2022. As a result of these changes, the number of non-executive directors, including the Chairman, will be reduced from six to four, all of whom will be independent.