Board Appointment

10 September 2013

Tangent Communications plc ("Tangent" or the "Company")

Board Appointment

Tangent is pleased to announce the appointment of Nigel Kissack to the board as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Prior to joining Tangent, Nigel was a partner at Pinsent Masons LLP, the international law firm.

Nigel Kissack commented "I look forward to working with the talented team at Tangent, they have embarked on an exciting journey with their retail websites and are well placed to rapidly increase the customer base".

Nigel was partner in the Litigation practice of Pinsent Masons for over fifteen years and previously a partner at DLA Piper. Nigel is a Solicitor, a qualified Mediator and a member of the Law Society.

Commenting on the appointment, Timothy Green, Tangent's chief executive: "Nigel will bring a wealth of experience and insight to our now enlarged Board."

For further information, please contact:

Tangent Communications plcTimothy Green - Chief Executive: 020 7462 6101Seema Paterson - Corporate Development: 020 7462 6101

Canaccord Genuity Limited - Nominated adviser and broker

Bruce Garrow / Emma Gabriel 020 7523 8350

Further information required by Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Nigel Evan Jackson Kissack (aged 58) has been a director of the following companies and Partnerships in the previous five years:

Current:

Tenere Limited

Exigent Group Limited

Former:

Pinsent Masons LLP

No further disclosures are required under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules