Board Change

24 April 2014

ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS PLC

("Alternative" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Alternative Networks is pleased to announce that Mark Quartermaine will be joining the Board on 12 May 2014 as Chief Operating Officer reporting to Edward Spurrier, CEO. Mark is currently Vice President, UK & Ireland for Juniper Networks; and until January 2014 was a Non-Executive Director of Alternative.

Mark has more than 27 years' experience in the IT industry in a variety of general manager and sales & marketing roles. He joined IBM in 1984 and spent 16 years in various sales positions including running the Point of Sale business for Europe and latterly working in the USA as the Worldwide Marketing Director for their Retail Division.

Since leaving IBM in 2001 Mark has served as COO on the board of NSB Retail, and has held various roles at BT Global Services, including MD of Public Sector as well as the UK President. More recently, from 2010 to 2012, he was Chief Executive Officer at Azzurri Communications.

His non-executive experience also included being a director at Prologic plc, which was successfully sold in 2012.

Edward Spurrier, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"I am delighted that Mark is re-joining Alternative. We know him well and he has a wealth of relevant experience in leadership roles within our industry. I am confident he will be a great addition to the Executive team and to the Company as a whole."

Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Alternative Networks

Edward Spurrier, Chief Executive Officer 0870 190 7444

Gavin Griggs, Chief Financial Officer

Investec Bank PLC- Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker 020 7597 5970

Patrick Robb / Carlton Nelson/Andrew Pinder

finnCap Limited- Joint Broker 020 7220 0565

Stuart Andrews/Charlotte Stranner

Pelham Bell Pottinger 07802 442486

Archie Berens