PRESS RELEASE

29 January 2014

Laird PLC

Board Changes

Laird PLC today announces the appointment of Mike Parker CBE as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 3 March 2015. Mike will become the Senior Independent Director ("SID") and be a member of the Nomination, Audit and Remuneration Committees. 

Mike Parker's main executive career was in the Dow Chemical Company between 1968 and 2002 where he worked internationally, particularly in North America and Asia, rising to become Chief Executive Officer.  He was Chief Executive Officer of British Nuclear Fuels from 2003 to 2009, and he served as the SID on the Board of Invensys Plc from 2006 to 2013.  Mike Parker is currently SID of publicly quoted company PV Crystalox Plc and a non-executive director of SNC-Lavalin Inc, a publicly quoted Canadian company.

Dr Martin Read, Chairman said:

"Mike is a very welcome addition to the Laird Board.  He brings significant experience as a director of large listed companies with major international operations, which will be an important asset to Laird as it grows. We are looking forward to working with him.

"I would also like to thank Paula Bell, Chairman of the Audit Committee, for undertaking the additional role of Senior Independent Director at Laird over the last year and a half."

ENDS

Laird is a global technology company focused on providing components and solutions that protect electronic devices from electromagnetic interference and heat, and that enable connectivity through wireless applications and antennae systems.

There are no further items requiring disclosure under paragraph 9.6.13 of the UKLA's Listing Rules.