10 February 2017

AIM: UNG

Universe Group plc

("Universe" or "the Group")

Director's leave of absence

Universe (AIM: UNG.L), a leading developer and supplier of point of sale, payment and on-line loyalty systems, announces that Mr. Billy Tank will be taking an extended leave of absence for medical reasons. His duties are now being fully covered by his senior colleagues.

The Board wishes Billy a swift and full recovery.

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About Universe Group plc

Universe provides some of the world's leading retailers with point of sale, payment and loyalty solutions.  The Group's solutions are based on its own proprietary software and are offered out of the Cloud on a software as a service model with its data centres processing in excess of 3 billion transactions every year. For further information, please see www.universeplc.com.