Board Changes

For Immediate Release

2 April 2015

Booker Group Plc ('Booker')

Board Changes

Booker Group announces that Richard Rose, having served three terms of three years each, as Chairman of Blueheath Holdings ("Blueheath") and then Booker Group Plc*, in accordance with corporate governance best practice will be stepping down as Chairman at the AGM on July 8th 2015.

Charles Wilson, Booker Chief Executive said:

"Richard has been a superb Chairman. Booker Group has come a long way in the past few years and Richard has done a great job of building and chairing the Board. We wish him all the very best in the future."

The process to find the new Chairman is underway and Booker Group expect to announce Richard's successor before the AGM.

Booker Group additionally announces that Mark Aylwin has decided to leave Booker to pursue other opportunities. He was responsible for the Booker Direct, Chef Direct and Ritter Courivaud businesses.

Charles Wilson, Booker Chief Executive said:

"We are very grateful to Mark for his contribution to the Booker Group. Mark joined with acquisition of Blueheath in 2007, developed our Booker Direct business and helped found Chef Direct. We wish Mark all the very best for the future."

Rather than replacing Mark we have decided to embed the strengths of Booker Direct, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct into the wider Group structure. As a result, following Mark's departure Booker Direct will become part of the Group Retail structure reporting to Steve Fox. Chef Direct will become part of Group Catering reporting to Stuart Hyslop. Ritter Courivaud will be chaired by Dominic Morrey who runs our Fresh business. These changes will help take the benefits of Booker Direct, Chef Direct and Ritter Courivaud to our national accounts, branch accounts and independent catering and retail customers.

*Booker reversed into Blueheath Plc in July 2007

Further Information:

The following statement is made pursuant to section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006 in connection with Richard Rose.

No payments will be made to Richard Rose on his retirement as Chairman.

The following statement is made pursuant to section 430(2B) of the Companies Act 2006 in connection with Mark Aylwin.

Mark Aylwin has stepped down as Managing Director, Booker Direct and as an Executive Director of Booker Group plc with effect from 1 April 2015. Mark Aylwin will remain an employee of the Group until 1 January 2016 when his employment will terminate. Mark Aylwin will assist the Company with an orderly transition and handover of responsibilities, and will continue to receive his base salary and contractual benefits in full, until 1 January 2016.

Mark Aylwin will be entitled to receive a bonus in respect of the year ended 27 March 2015, which will be calculated by reference to the performance targets that apply to the 2014/15 bonus plan and will be paid in the normal way in July 2015. He will not be entitled to any bonus payment in respect of the 2015/16 financial year.

Awards granted under the Booker Group Performance Share Plan 2008 will continue to vest during Mark Aylwin's notice period but all unvested awards will lapse on the date his employment terminates.

These arrangements are in line with the Remuneration Policy approved by shareholders at the 2014 AGM. Details of the actual payments made will be disclosed in the relevant Directors' Remuneration Report.

For further information contact:

Tulchan Communications (PR Adviser to Booker Group plc)

020 7353 4200

Susanna Voyle / Will Smith

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