Company Announcements

27 June 2023

Aukett Swanke Group Plc

("Aukett Swanke", the "Company", or, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group")

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

Aukett Swanke Group plc (AIM: AUK), the UK-listed Smart Buildings Group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Freddie Jenner FCCA to the Board as Chief Operating Officer, with immediate effect.

Freddie joined the finance team at what is now Torpedo Factory Ltd in 2007, becoming Finance Director of the parent company Torpedo Factory Group Limited ("TFG") when he qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2012. He was instrumental in driving growth in value of TFG through acquisitions and upgrading systems and processes over the following decade, prior to the acquisition of TFG by the Group in March 2023.

Clive Carver, Chairman, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Freddie to the Group Board. He is already driving material improvements in performance at TFG. He will bring his strong financial skills to bear in evaluating which prospective acquisitions to progress, and will have operational oversight of those businesses that are brought into the Group."

Contacts:

Aukett Swanke Group Plc                                                                                            +44 (0) 20 7843 3000 

Clive Carver, Chairman                                                                            

Nick Clark, Chief Executive                                                                                            

Strand Hanson Limited, Financial and Nominated Adviser                                 +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

Richard Johnson, James Bellman                                                                              

Zeus Capital Limited, Broker                                                                                       +44 (0) 20 3829 5000

Simon Johnson, Louisa Waddell

Investor/Media                                                                                                             + 44 (0) 7979 604 687

Chris Steele

Additional Information

The following additional information is provided in accordance with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Frederick William Jenner FCCA (aged 39)

All the above directorships are (or were) in connection to Freddie's directorship of Torpedo Factory Group Limited.

Together with his wife, Freddie holds a total of 6,064,817 shares in the Company, representing 2.20% of the Company's total issued share capital. This holding is included within a Concert Party holding of 89,159,484 shares, representing 32.38% of the Company's issued share capital. Freddie also holds 3,700,000 options in the Company.

Other than the information contained within this announcement, there is no further information required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.