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CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC - Appointment of New Non-Executive Director, Retirement of Ian Henderson and Changes to Committee Membership and Senio

Release Date: 09/02/2016 17:40
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Appointment of New Non-Executive Director, Retirement of Ian Henderson and Changes to Committee Membership and Senio

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)
JSE code: CCO
ISIN: GB00B62G9D36

9 February 2016

             CAPITAL & COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC (“Capco” or the “Company”)

                APPOINTMENT OF NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
   RETIREMENT OF IAN HENDERSON AND CHANGES TO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND
                        SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

The Board of Capital & Counties Properties PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony
Steains as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 March 2016. On appointment,
Anthony will become a member of the Nomination Committee.

It is also announced that Ian Henderson will retire from the Capco Board and as Deputy Chairman
and Senior Independent Director at the Company’s forthcoming AGM on 6 May 2016, and will step
down as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee with effect from 25 April 2016. The Board is
pleased that Ian will remain available to the Company on a consultancy basis following his retirement
from the Board, allowing the Company to continue to benefit from his extensive experience.

Following this, Gerry Murphy will be appointed as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee with
effect from 25 April 2016, and Demetra Pinsent will join the Remuneration Committee on the same
date. The role of Senior Independent Director will be taken up by Henry Staunton on Ian Henderson’s
retirement.

Anthony Steains is the Chief Executive Officer of Comprador, a strategic corporate finance advisory
firm based in Hong Kong, and has over 20 years of corporate finance experience. Prior to founding
Comprador in 2015, Anthony was a Senior Managing Director and Head of Blackstone Advisory
Partners in Asia, which he established in 2008. Prior to joining Blackstone, Anthony held senior
positions in Asia at Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank and ING Barings. Anthony qualified as a
Chartered Accountant in Australia with Coopers & Lybrand and holds a Bachelor of Laws from the
University of London.

Ian Durant, Chairman of Capital & Counties Properties PLC, commented:

“I would like to thank Ian Henderson for his significant contribution to the Board since 2010, and for
his support as Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director. We are delighted to welcome
Anthony Steains to the Board of Capco. He brings corporate finance experience and a diverse and
international perspective for the Board, and we look forward to working with him.”

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
Ruth Pavey                             Company Secretary                           +44 (0)20 3214 9814
Michelle McGrath                       Director of Investor Relations              +44 (0)20 7297 6093

Media enquiries:
Sarah Hagan                            Director of Communications & Marketing      +44 (0)20 3214 9185
UK: Tulchan Communications LLP         Susanna Voyle, Martha Walsh                 +44 (0)20 7353 4200
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’s landmark London estates are valued at £3.4 billion (as at 30 June 2015): Covent Garden,
which has assets valued at £1.8 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 £1.6 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

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