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Jet2 PLC

14 April 2023

14 April 2023

Jet2 plc

("the Group" or "the Company")

Appointment of Independent Non-executive Directors

Jet2 plc , the Leisure Travel group, is pleased to announce the appointments of Simon Breakwell and Angela Luger as independent non-executive directors of the Company with effect from 27 April and 3 July 2023 respectively. Simon and Angela will also join the Company's Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee with effect from the date of their appointment.

Simon Breakwell:

Simon has spent a significant part of his executive career in the travel industry, first at British Airways and then Expedia, where he scaled the operation and managed the Hotels.com and Expedia brands internationally. Simon launched Uber in Europe, and went on to establish the brand across the region. He is a former board member of HomeAway, the online vacation rental marketplace and was also Chair of Travel Data. He was also previously CEO and Deputy Chairman of the AA, where he executed a major business and digital transformation program. Simon currently chairs Tiqets, the online attractions ticketing business.

Angela Luger:

Angela has significant experience in marketing, e-commerce and retail, beginning her career in FMCG marketing with Cadbury's, Coca Cola and Mars. She spent 10 years at Asda, holding a variety of positions including Trading Director and Global Managing Director for George. She was MD of Debenhams, CEO of The Original Factory Shop and CEO of N Brown Group plc, where she led the business through a significant digital transformation. For 9 years, Angela was a non-executive director of Manchester Airports Group, where she also chaired the Remuneration Committee. She is currently Chair of The Paint Shed Holdings Limited and Non-Executive Director of New Look Retail Holdings Limited, Portmeirion Group plc and ScS Group plc. Angela also chairs WealthiHer, the network promoting the financial empowerment of women.

Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman, commented:

"We are delighted that Angela and Simon will be joining our board of directors. Their background is ideally suited to this stage in our development and we are confident that they will both make a significant contribution to the ongoing success of our business as we continue our focus on People, Service, Profits".

Please refer to Annex 1 for all further disclosure relating to Rule 17 or paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information, please contact:

 
  Jet2 plc                               Tel: 0113 239 7692 
    Philip Meeson, Executive Chairman 
   Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial 
    Officer 
   Cenkos Securities plc                  Tel: 020 7397 8900 
    Nominated Adviser 
    Katy Birkin / Camilla Hume / George 
    Lawson 
   Buchanan                                             Tel: 020 7466 5000 
    Financial PR 
    Richard Oldworth

ANNEX 1

The directorships and partnerships currently held by Angela Lesley Luger, aged 60, and Simon John Breakwell, aged 58, and over the five years preceding the date of the appointments are as follows:

 
Angela Luger 
 
Current directorships/partnerships  Previous directorships/partnerships 
New Look Retail Holdings Limited    Distribuidora Internacional de 
 Portmeirion Group Public Limited    Alimentación, S.A 
 Company                             J.D. Williams & Company Limited 
 SCS Group P.L.C.                    Majelan Limited 
 The Paint Shed Holdings Ltd         N Brown Group plc 
 The Pennies Foundation              Speciality Home Shopping (US) 
                                     Limited 
                                     The Hiring Hub Holdings Limited 
                                     TML Bidco Limited 
Simon Breakwell 
 
Current directorships/partnerships  Previous directorships/partnerships 
Envilio International Inc.          1 Cranley Gardens (Freehold) Limited 
 Fallbrook Technology Inc.           AA Bond Co Limited 
 Marianne Formation SAS              AA Corporation Limited 
 OMT Consultancy Ltd                 AA Financial Services Limited 
 Tiqets Holding B.V.                 AA Limited 
 Tiqets International B.V.           Automobile Association Developments 
 Tripstax Technologies Limited       Limited 
                                     Automobile Association Insurance 
                                     Services Holdings Limited 
                                     Basing Topco Limited 
                                     Bd4travel GmbH 
                                     BD4 Travel Limited 
                                     Believe Digital GmbH 
                                     Believe SA 
                                     Genius Sports Group Limited 
                                     Hipmunk Inc. 
                                     SuperVista AG 
                                     Trover Inc.

Neither Angela Luger nor Simon Breakwell hold any Ordinary Shares in Jet2 plc.

There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

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