Directorate Change

PURE WAFER PLC

(AIM: PUR)

Directorate Change

Pure Wafer plc, the provider of high quality silicon wafer reclaim services for many of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, is pleased to announce that David Richard Howells (aged 38) has been appointed as Group Finance Director, with a commencement date of 4 January 2012.

Richard qualified as a chartered accountant in 1999 prior to joining KPMG's audit division where he stayed until 2003. After this Richard joined Christie Tyler, the largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture in the UK, as Group Accountant before moving to Airborne Systems Group Limited in 2005 as Assistant Group Financial Director and moving to interim Group CFO. Whilst at Airborne Systems Group, the world leader in the development and manufacture of aerial delivery systems for the military and space industry, Richard was involved in the restructure of the Group following its acquisition in 2010 by a US private equity firm, which included a public debt offering in the US and securing a multi-million banking facility in the UK.

His directorships in the last five years are as follows:

It is expected that Richard will resign from all of the above directorships, which relate to his previous employer, Airborne Systems Group Limited, before 31 December 2011.

Save for the information above there is no other information that needs to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules.

Tim Lowe has resigned his position as Group Finance Director and has agreed to work with Richard on an orderly handover until the end of January 2012.

Stephen Boyd, Chairman of Pure Wafer plc said:

"I am pleased to welcome Richard onto the Board of Pure Wafer plc. He has some excellent experience in the technology industry and more specifically relevant experience in financial restructuring. The Board sees this as a good addition to the Board and to the Pure Wafer Group and looks forward to Pure Wafer receiving the benefits of his experience.

The Board would like to thank Tim Lowe for his contribution to the Company and wishes him well in his future endeavours"