Appointment of Group Finance Director

6 December 2016

Augean plc

("Augean" or "the Group")

Appointment of Group Finance Director

Augean, one of the UK's leading specialist waste management businesses, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Fryer to the Board as Group Finance Director on 14 December 2016.

Mark brings a significant breadth of financial expertise across a broad range of both listed and private companies having been Group Finance Director of Dialight PLC from 2010 to 2014 and previously of Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC from 2002 to 2010. For the past three years Mark has been Interim CFO of two private equity owned businesses, Bridon International Ltd and Nualight Limited.

Prior to this, Mark held senior finance positions at GKN plc and Cable & Wireless PLC after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in 1991. Whilst at GKN plc, Mark gained specialist waste experience having been Finance Director for GKN Industrial Services division which included Cleanaway waste management.

As announced on 6 September 2016, Richard Laker will step down from the Board with effect from Mark's appointment in order to pursue a new opportunity.

Jim Meredith, Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted to welcome Mark to the Board of Augean. He is a highly experienced Finance Director with a strong track record across a number of sectors and I look forward to working with him as the Group continues to build on its successful strategy for growth.

The Board would like to thank Richard for his significant contribution to Augean during his time as Group Finance Director and wish him well for the next stage of his career."

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Regulatory Information

Mark Rupert Maxwell Fryer (aged 49) has held the following directorships and partnerships during the last five years:

Current:

Colwall Consulting Ltd

Past:

Belling Lee ltd

Dialight Circuit Protection Ltd

Dialight Disconnect Ltd

Dialight Europe Ltd

Dialight Electro-Magnetics Ltd

Dialight Lumidrives Ltd

Dialight plc

L2Optics Ltd

Optino Ltd

PED Ltd

Roxboro Analytical Ltd

Roxboro Ltd

Roxboro Overseas Ltd

Roxboro Technology

Shildon Controls Ltd

Shildon Investments Ltd

WGL (2003) Ltd

Zoomclose Ltd

Mark Fryer does not hold any ordinary shares in the Company.

Save for the above, there is no further information required to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules with respect to the appointment of Mark Fryer.

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