Appointment of new Non-Executive Director and Retirement of Andrew Huntley Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Incorporated and registered in the United Kingdom and Wales with registration Number 07145041 and registered in South Africa as an external company with Registration Number 2010/003387/10) ISIN: GB00B62G9D36 JSE code: CCO CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC (THE “COMPANY”) 29 January 2015 CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC (“Capco” or the “Company”) APPOINTMENT OF NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND RETIREMENT OF ANDREW HUNTLEY The Board of Capital & Counties Properties PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Gerry Murphy as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 March 2015. On appointment Gerry will become a member of the Remuneration Committee, Audit Committee and Nomination Committee. It is also announced that Andrew Huntley has indicated his intention to retire from the Capco Board at the Company’s forthcoming AGM, and to step down from the Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 March 2015. Gerry Murphy is a former Deloitte LLP partner with direct industry experience in consumer business, retail and technology, media and telecommunications. He was a member of the Deloitte Board for a number of years and leader of the firm's Professional Practices Group. He is a Non-Executive Director of Dixons Carphone plc and a Non-Executive member of the Department of Health Board. Ian Durant, Chairman of Capital & Counties Properties PLC, commented: “I am delighted that Gerry will be joining the Board of Capco. He brings a broad range of experience, and I look forward to working with him. I would also like to thank Andrew Huntley for his contribution to the Board since its establishment five years ago”. There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13. ENDS Corporate enquiries: Ian Durant Chairman +44 (0)20 3214 9193 Michelle McGrath Head of Investor Relations +44 (0)20 7297 6093 Media enquiries: Sarah Hagan Director of Communications +44 (0)20 3214 9185 UK: Hudson Sandler Michael Sandler, Wendy Baker +44 (0)20 7796 4133 SA: Instinctif Partners Frederic Cornet +27 (0) 11 447 3030 About Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco): Capital & Counties Properties PLC is one of the largest investment and development property companies that specialises in central London real estate and is a constituent of the FTSE-250 Index. Capco holds 3.7 million square feet of assets valued at £2.6 billion (as at 30 June 2014) in two landmark London estates: Covent Garden, which has assets valued at £1.3 billion including the historic Market Building, and Earls Court Properties including the Empress State Building together with the Venues business with aggregate property assets of £1.2 billion. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. www.capitalandcounties.com Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited Date: 29/01/2015 05:15:00 Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited ('JSE'). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.