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Hume Capital Securities PLC

09 January 2015

9 January 2015

Hume Capital Securities plc ("Hume" or the "Company")

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director designate

The Board is pleased to announce that it has with immediate effect appointed Phil Dixon as Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director designate.

Phil Dixon will be joining the Board and assuming the role of Chief Operating Officer with immediate effect. Ben Ticehurst will relinquish his role as Chief Operating Officer immediately but will remain on the Board as an executive Director in the short term, largely assisting in the development of the fund management business. Phil will also take over the Finance Director role from David Barrow in due course, after a suitable transition and handover period.

Phil Dixon, a Chartered Accountant, has significant stockbroking and investment banking experience. He was most recently a founder, Finance Director and Compliance Officer of Nomura Code Securities between 2003 and 2013. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Spicer & Pegler in 1985, worked in audit post qualification and then joined Kleinwort Benson Securities in 1988. In 1996 he was appointed Finance Director at Panmure Gordon at the time of its acquisition by WestLB Group, subsequently becoming CFO of the group's European investment banking division before leaving to set up Code Securities in 2003.

Commenting on the above, Guy Peters, Chief Executive Officer of the Company said:

"I am delighted that we have been able to recruit a COO and FD of Phil's calibre. Phil has extensive experience in our industry and his recruitment will be instrumental in helping us grow the business."

Philip John Dixon, aged 54, is, or has been, a director or partner of the following entities within the last five years:

 
 Current Directorships/Partnerships   Directorships/Partnerships within 
                                       the last five years 
 TRED Developments (Barnes) LLP       Nomura Code Securities Limited

Phil Dixon's appointment is subject to the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures required to be made in respect of the appointment under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i) - (viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Hume Capital Securities plc

Guy Peters (Chief Executive Officer) 020 3693 1492

Grant Thornton UK LLP, Nominated Adviser

Philip Secrett /Melanie Frean/ Jamie Barklem 020 7383 5100

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